Vengeance at Denka Tea House
(Denka chaya adauchi, 殿下茶屋仇討七)
Publisher: Yamamoto-ya Heikichi (山本屋平吉)
1854
This
series shows scenes from the kabuki
play on the theme of revenge Kaikei Tengajaya-Mura.
Like most successful kabuki plays
written in an era without copyright laws, the play was performed in different
theaters with various titles. These
prints depict the play as it was staged at the Kawarazakiza
Theater in the 5th month of 1854.
Actor Ôtani Tomoemon
IV played the roles of Adachi Motoemon and Kyo-ya Mansuke, actor Arashi Rikan III portrayed Hayase Iori and Hangyoku Koemon, actor Bandô Takesaburô I portrayed Hayase Genjiro, actor Bandô Shuka I played Somonoi, actor Ichikawa
Gonjuro played Hasue, and
actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV portrayed Tôma Saburôemon and Adachi Yasuke. This series
is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil
William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 10 by 14 inches (25
by 36 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Act: 1 Description: |
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Act: 2 Description:
Tôma Saburôemon waits in
the dark for Hayase Genban
on his way home |
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Act: 3 Description: |
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Act: 4 Description:
From left to right: the actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Adachi Yasuke
being held back by Arashi Rikan
III as Hayase Iori; the
helmeted figure of Tôma Saburôemon,
played by Ichikawa Kodanji IV; Ôtani
Tomoemon IV as Adachi Motoemon
being beaten by Hayase Genjiro,
played by Bandô Takesaburô
I; all are watched by Bandô Shuka I as
Somenoi, the wife of Iori. |
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Act: 5 Description:
Scene with actors as Hayase Iori,
Adachi Motoemon, Adachi Yasuke
and Iori Genjiro |
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Act: 6 Description: |
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Act: 7 Description:
From left to right: the actors Ôtani Tomoemon IV as Kyo-ya Mansuke, Bandô Takesaburô I as Hayase Geniro in the water,
Asao Kunigoro as the servant Wansuke
being pitched into the river from a bridge by Arashi
Rikan III as Hangyoko Koemon |
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Act: 8 Description:
Ningyo-ya Koemon standing
behind Kyo-ya Mansuke |
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Act: 9 Description:
From left to right: the actors Bandô Takesaburô I as Hayase Genjiro watching Arashi Rikan III as Hangyoku Koemon tying up Ôtani Tomoemon IV as Adachi Motoemon,
who is attacked with swords by Bandô Shuka I in a female role as Somonoi
and Ichikawa Gonjuro as her younger sister Hasue |
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Act: 10 Description:
From left to right: the actors Arashi Rikan III as Hangyoku Koemon defending himself against spear attacks, and Bandô Takesaburô I as Hayase Genjiro attacking Ichikawa
Kodanji IV as Tôma Saburôemon in a sword fight. |
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