91 - Tsukimaro: Kintarō Fighting with an Eagle

Tsukimaro: Kintarō Fighting with an Eagle

 
This is a surimono, Kintarō Fighting with an Eagle, by Kitagawa Tsukimaro.

You can read more about Kintarō here.

54 - Shinsai: Carp among pond plants

Shinsai: Carp among pond plants

This surimono shows a carp and water-weeds. Carps occur frequently in Japanese art, where they symbolise "achievement against adversity".

The artist is Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (1764?-1823, active 1799-1823), who was one of Hokusai's students.