Daruma´s Buffoonery

(Dôke Daruma asobi)

Publisher: Horimasa

1847

 

After the imposition of a ban on actor prints in 1842, Kuniyoshi produced numerous humorous designs with thinly disguised actors’ portraits.  In this series, well known actors are portrayed as Daruma, without any mention of their names.  This series is listed as number 191 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).  The prints in this series are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

Description: Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV (right), Ichikawa Kuzô II (center) and

Matsumoto Kôshirô VI (left) playing the game of ken

 

Image courtesy of Richard Illing

 

Title: Zazenmame

Description: Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII (right), Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII (center) and Onoe Kikujirô II (left)

 

 

Title: Sumidagawa

Description: Actors Bandô Shûka (right), Sawamura Sôjûrô V (center) and Onoe Kikugorô III (left)

 

 

Title: Otowa no taki

Description: Actors Badnô Shûka and Onoe Kikugorô III

 

 

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Image courtesy of Marie de Strycker

 

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