Twelve Acts of the Lantern Chûshingura

(Ju-ni dan shoku Kanadehon Chûshingura, 十二段賣假名手本挑燈蔵)

Publisher: Mita-ya Kihachi

1852

This series combines large bust portraits of actors with figures composed of lanterns in rectangular inserts. It is listed as number 218 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

	Act: 1 Actor: Ichikawa Ebizô V as Moronao
	Act: 2 Actor: Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Momonoi Wakasanosuke
	Act: 3 Actor: Bandô Shûchô I as Okaru
	Act: 4 (Yon dan me, 四段目) Actor: Iwai Kumesaburô III as Ôboshi Rikiya Inset: Seki Sanjûrô as Ôboshi Yuranosuke holding a closed fan and an unidentified actor
	Act: 5 (Go dan me, 五段目) Actor: Arashi Kichisaburô III as Ono no Sadakurô Inset: The farmer Yoichibei in a straw hat
	Act: 7 Actor: Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門) Inset: Bandô Shûka I as Okaru (お軽)

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