Memorial prints (shini-e)

Part III

Actor: Two states of Matsumoto Kinshô I as Kiyomizudera no Seigen Ajari Date: 1849 (censors Mera and Murata) Publisher: Ôta-ya Takichi Text: きよみつ寺の清げん阿しやり NOTE: Matsumoto Kinshô I died on the 3^rd day of the 11^th month of 1849. I am grateful to Lucienne Parkan for information about this shini-e.
Three states of a shini-e of Ichimura Takenojô V Date: 1851 (censors Hama and Magome) Publisher:
Original print of Ichimura Takenojô V with son, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII, as a kamuro on the left. The middle and right prints are shini-e.     Date: 1851 (censors Muramatsu and Fuku) Publisher: Takada-ya Takezô NOTE: The text on the original print reads odori zukushi (collection of dances, 踊り尽くし).  I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for the images.
	Actor: Ichimura Takenojô V as the Buddhist monk Renseibô (連生坊) Date: 1851 Publisher: No seal
The print on the left shows Sawamura Sojûrô V as priest Karukaya Doshin (かるかや道心) and Sawamura Genpei II as the child Ishidô Maru (石童丸) in Zôha Tsukushi no iezuto (増補筑紫礎) from the 7^th month of 1848. The print on the right is an altered version of the same design used as a memorial print (shini-e) for Ichimura Takenojô V. Publisher: Minato-ya Kohei Censors’ seals: Hama and Kinugasa
Two states of the 1851 shini-e of Ichimura Takenojô V and the c. 1845 print from which it was modified. The latter shows the actor as Seijûrô in the play O Natsu Seijurô, from the series The Sixty-odd Provinces of Japan (Dai Nihon rokujûyoshû no uchi). Censor: Watanabe Shôemon Publisher: Koga-ya Katsugorô
	Actor: Ichimura Takenojô V Date: 1851 (censors Mera and Watanabe with shita-uri seal) Publisher: Hori Takichi of Ushima
	Actor: Ichimura Takenojô V Date: 1851 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Jûzô NOTE: This shini-e was published is 1851 reusing woodblocks from 1849-1850, which still bear the seals of the censors Kinugasa and Watanabe. The text reads “I wonder if the autumn moon is going to the west” (Aki no gatsu oshime to nishi ni yukie ka nani, 秋の月おしめと西に行衛かな). I am grateful to Robert Pryor for information about this print.
	Title: Ken of the Three Buddhas (Sanbutsu ken, 三仏けん) Actors: Onoe Matsunosuke (standing left), Ichimura Uzaemon XII (sitting) and Matsumoto Kôshirô VI (right) Date: 10^th month of 1851 Publisher: No seal
	Title: Ken of the Three Buddhas (Sanbutsu ken, 三仏けん) Actors: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uraume no Kasuke (right), Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Hachidaimenosuke (standing left), and Ichimura Takenojô V as Uzumasa no Kippei (standing) Date: 1849 (censors Hama and Magome) Publisher: No seal Text: 三仏けん, 裏梅の歌升, 八代目之助, うづまきの橘平, 裏梅の歌升[4]中村 歌右衛門 八代目之助[8]市川 団十郎 うづまきの橘平[5]市村 竹之丞 I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.
	I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for this alternate state of the above print.
Actor: Nakamura Utaemon IV in the role of Taira no Kiyomori Date: 1852 Publisher: No seal NOTE: Two states of this unsigned masterpiece, which has traditionally been attributed to Kuniyoshi, in part because of extant preparatory drawings.
I am grateful to Robert Pryor for these two shita-e (preparatory drawings).
Actor: Shini-e and preliminary drawing of Nakamura Utaemon IV Date: 1852 Publisher: No seal NOTE: This unsigned print can be firmly attributed to Kuniyoshi because of the preliminary sketch found in a book of Kuniyoshi’s drawings. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for locating the sketch.
Actor: Nakamura Utaemon IV Date: 1852 Publisher: Kintsûsha (琴通舎) Size: 22 by 30 cm (two hanshibon pages) NOTE: This is a double page from the woodblock printed book (ehon) Kanjaku tsuizen hanashidori (The Liberated Birds: A Memorial Book for Kanjaku, はなし鳥 翫雀追善). Kanjaku (翫雀追善) is the poetry name of Nakamura Utaemon IV. Some sources attribute this ehon to Kunisada. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image and information.

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