Actor triptychs
1855-1856
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Actors: From right: Bandō Takesaburō I as Nakayama Yaichiro, Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Marino Yashiro, unidentified actor as Mekake Kikuno, unidentified actor as Iwata Senjūrō,
and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Kamata Matahachi Play: Matsutaka temari fushi jitsuroku (松高手毬諷実録) Date: 7th
month of 1855 Theater: Nakamura Publisher: Yamamoto-ya Heikichi |
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Actors: Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Kamata Matahachi
(鎌田又八) Play: Matsutaka temari fushi jitsuroku (松高手毬諷実録) Date: 7th
month of 1855 Theater: Nakamura Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke |
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Actors: Left sheet:
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the ghost of Kamada Matahachi Right sheet: Ichikawa Kodanji IV as
Marino Kanemitsu and Iwai Kumesaburo III as the nun
Kyodai Play: Matsutaka temari fushi jitsuroku (松高手毬諷実録) Date: 7th
month of 1855 Publisher: Hayashi-ya Shōgorō |
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Actors: Left sheet:
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Matsudaiya
Shirobee (松☆屋四郎兵衛), an
unidentified actor as
Chiyosuke (千代助), and an
unidentified actor as富屋与九郎 Right sheet: Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Tsutsuki Yasobee (筒木弥惣兵衛) Play: Matsutaka temari fushi jitsuroku (松高手毬諷実録) Date: 7th
month of 1855 Theater: Nakamura Publisher: Mikawa-ya Kihei |
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Actors: Japanese
bath-house scene with various comic actors in attendance Play: Matsutaka temari fushi jitsuroku (松高手毬諷実録) Date: 7th
month of 1855 Theater: Nakamura Publisher: Ki-ya Sōjirō |
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Actors: Play: Matsutaka temari fushi jitsuroku (松高手毬諷実録) Date: 7th
month of 1855 Theater: Nakamura Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke |
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Actors: Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the robber (tōzoku)
Jiraiya (盗賊地雷也) and an unidentified actor
as Senso Dōjin Play: Probably Katakiuchi Jiraiya monogatari
(The Story of Jiraiya’s Revenge, 報讐自来也説話) Date: 8th
month of 1855 Theater: Nakamura Publisher: Kamaya Kihei I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Actors: Onoe Kikujiro II as Okoyo (おこよ) Play: Yume Musubu Chō ni
Torioi (夢結蝶鳥追) Date: 12th
month of 1855 Theater: Ichimura Publisher: |
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Triptych title: Fashionable Living Dolls (Furyu ningyo, 風流人形） Description: This triptych
illustrates a group of carved “dolls” displayed at Kannon Temple in
Asakusa. Although the word ningyō is
usually translated as “dolls”, these lifelike dolls (iki-ningyō) were in fact
extremely realistic life-sized clothed mannequins. The scene is from a kabuki play
about Iwafuji and Ohatsu. Date: 2nd
month of 1856 Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tōbei |
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Triptych title:
Figures of the Loyal Retainers (Gishi ningyō, 義士人形) Description:
Kobayashi Heihachiro in Morono’s palace. This triptych illustrates a group of carved
“dolls” displayed at Kannon Temple in Asakusa. Although the word ningyō
is usually translated as “dolls”, these lifelike dolls (iki-ningyō)
were in fact extremely realistic life-sized clothed mannequins. The scene is from the kabuki play Kanadehon
Chūshingura. Date: 2nd month
of 1856 Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke |
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Triptych title: Picture of the Chūshingura Night Attack (Chushingura youchi zu, 忠臣蔵夜討図) Description:
This triptych illustrates a group of carved “dolls” displayed at Kannon
Temple in Asakusa. Although the word ningyō is
usually translated as “dolls”, these lifelike dolls (iki-ningyō) were in fact
extremely realistic life-sized clothed mannequins. The scene is from the kabuki play Kanadehon Chūshingura. Date:
3rd month of 1856 Publisher:
Yamaguchi-ya Tōbei I am grateful to Ward Pieters for locating
this image. |
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Another state of the above design with the
subtitle
Elegant Living Dolls (Fūryū iki-ningyō, 風流生人形) added to the right sheet on the snow-covered roof. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this
image. |
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Triptych title: Figures of the Night Attack of the Loyal Retainers (義士人形夜討之図) Description: Left sheet:
Yoshida Sadaemon Kanesada
(吉田定右衛門兼貞) and Ōboshi Rikiya Yoshikane (大星力弥良兼) Center sheet: Ōtaka Gengo Tadao (大高玄吾忠雄) Right sheet: Oribe Yahei Kanamaru (織部矢兵衛金丸) and Hara Gōemon Mototoki (原郷右衛門元辰) This triptych
illustrates a group of carved “dolls” displayed at Kannon Temple in
Asakusa. Although the word ningyō is
usually translated as “dolls”, these lifelike dolls (iki-ningyō) were in fact
extremely realistic life-sized clothed mannequins. The scene is from the kabuki play Kanadehon Chūshingura. Date: 3rd
month of 1856 Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke |
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Title of print: Rokkasen Yasuhide (六歌仙康秀) Actors: Nakamura Tsurozō I as Yasuhide (康秀), Nakamura
Ganja I as 鴈の局 and Sawamura Tosshō II as Okaji (お梶) Play: Rokkasen soeji no kuchimane (六歌仙添乳口似) Date: 6th
month of 1856 Theater: Nakamura Publisher: Enshū-ya Hikobei |
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Title: Six Songs (Rokkasen Kisen, 六歌仙 喜撰)
Actors:
Unidentified actors as Yonen-bo (よねん坊), Yoshin-bo (よしん坊), and Takon-bo (たこん坊) Play: Rokkasen soeji no kuchimane (六歌仙添乳口似) Date: 6th
month of 1856 Theater: Nakamura Publisher: Ningyō-ya Takichi NOTE: The print is dated the 7th month of
1856. I am grateful to Lucienne Parkan for information about the print. |
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