On the model's back is a Kunisada design.

This print is bsaed on Hokusai's famous 'Waterfalls' set, and thus the model stands beneath a flow of water, splashes of which are indicated by hand-applied 'gofun'.

For this non-tattoo version of 'Kunisada's Danjuro', the artist presents a more visceral design.

This is Kuniyoshi's pupil, Yoshitoshi, who often made prints of ghosts, and here they are adapted to the tattoos and the smoke from the cense and his seal. The smoke-spirit is printed in white lacquer and a hideous skull-head is formed by the letters of his name.

This is the non-tattoo version of the print 'Yoshitoshi's Ghosts'. Replacing the ghostly smoke for a plume of 'gofun' printed in 'bokashi', the feel of this version is quite different.

From the Edo Sumi Hyaku Shoku ('A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo') series. The tattoo is a reference to Utamaro's 'shunga' ('spring pictures' or erotica).

The cat tattoos on the model derive from a Kuniyoshi triptych of cats as stages of the Tokaido.

Here is a night view of the Himeji Castle, with a moonlit sky, brilliantly executed in tones of purple, blue and green. The horizontal format of the print makes the long shape of the castle's outer walls feel like the prow of a ship.

This enormous gate ('torii') is found on the beach at Miyajima, and here it is seen with the tide out. The tidal pools are highlighted with mica and embossed, reflecting the great gateway. Two sacred deer appear in the mid-ground area.

This print shows Binnie's reference to Shin Hanga artists such as Kawase Hasui.

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The print shows the bridge to the Benten Shrine on Shinobazu Pond at night, with a black cat watching two lovers embrace beneath the willow trees.

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The Toshogu Shrine in Ueno Park is a favourite cherry-viewing spot.

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Binnie usually creates the tattoo designs on his models, drawing from Ukiyo-e influences, as seen in his Edo zumi hyaku shoku series. In this particular case, the 'Dragon and Demon' tattoo is a real one.

Bando Tamasaburo is the Spirit of the Heron in 'The Heron Maiden'.
The Heron Maiden, seen near the end of the dance, is suffering the torments of hell due to her inability to forget her past life as a flirtatious young girl and achieve enlightenment in the Western Paradise.

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Nakamura Shikan is now a Living National Treasure, and is one of the leading 'onnagata' on stage today. In 'Kagamiyama' (Mirror Mountain), this actor plays the faithful maidservant Ohatsu, who avenges her mistress's disgrace and subsequent suicide by planning the murder of her lady's cruel tormentor, Iawfuji.

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The late Nakamura Utaemon VI was a Living National Treasure and was considered by many to be the greatest Kabuki actor in post-war Kabuki theatre. He is represented here are the courtsean Agemaki in the play 'Sukeroku', with a hint of vulnerability, showing his advanced age.

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The actor Ichikawa Ennosuke plays the Demon in 'Kurozuka' ('The Black Mound').

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'Kanjincho' (The Subscription Scroll) is one of the most popular plays in the Kabuki repertoire. Benkei expresses his loyalty by going so far as to strike his lord in order to 'prove' that he is a mere servant and seems to touch a chord with the modern audience.

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'Kuruma biki' is a scene in the long history of the play 'Sugawara denju tenarai kagami' (Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy), in which triplets come to blows. Two are loyal to Sugawara, and their brother to his evil rival. The former, loyal brothers accost the carriage of the evil lord and pull it apart.

Here is a recognisable portrait of Ichikawa Kanjuro in a Shin Hanga (new print) inspired style.