Preface and acknowledgements
Notes to the reader
Introduction to the series
A remarkable adventure
An anthology of poems
Fujiwara no Teika and the One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each
Mitate-e
Serial works
Parody pictures of the One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each
The Tenpo Reforms: publishers and actors under pressure
The conception of the series
Members of the team
Ibaya Senzaburo, fan merchant and publisher
Kuniyoshi, the unbridled
Hiroshige, master of landscape
Ryukatei Tanekazu, author of popular fiction
Kunisada, master of the theatrical print
Publishing dates of the series
A re-evaluation halfway
Chief literary sources
Kabuki sub rosa
Conclusion
Notes
Pictures, translations, explications and commentaries
Appendices
Overview of artists, censors, characters, and poets
Overview of prints showing specific Kabuki actors
Indices actors' stage-names and playwrights
Overview of periods in which specific censor seals were used
Bibliography
Index