Miscellaneous harimaze, Part I

 

 

 

Series title: Thirty-six Comical Faces of Actors Off Stage (Dôke sanjûroku gesô, 道外三十六戯相)

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Yamahide

Date: 4th month of 1847

Ichikawa Kuzô II

 Nakayama Genjûrô I

Sawamura Chôjûrô V

Nakayama Bungorô II 

Osagawa Tsuneyo IV

Onoe Kikujirô II 

 

Series title: Thirty-six Comical Faces of Actors Off Stage (Dôke sanjûroku gesô, 道外三十六戯相)

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Yamahide

Date: 4th month of 1847

Nakamura Tsuruzô I

Ôtani Hiroemon V

Ichimura Uzaemon XII

Bandô Sajûrô I

Matsumoto Kinshô I

Bandô Shûka I

5259-C043(01)

 

Series title: Thirty-six Comical Faces of Actors Off Stage (Dôke sanjûroku gesô, 道外三十六戯相)

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Yamahide

Date: 4th month of 1847

Bandô Mitsugorô IV

unidentified

Nakamura Utaemon IV

Ichikawa Hirogorô I

Nakamura Kanemon I

Onoe Baikô IV 

 

 

 

 

Series title: Curiously Named Odd Faces Denoting the Fifty-three Stations (Myôna isô kyôchû go--san tsura, 妙名異相胸中五十三面)

Robinson: 216

Publisher: Sugi-ya Seibei

Date: 1847-1848

 

 

Series title: Curiously Named Odd Faces Denoting the Fifty-three Stations (Myôna isô kyôchû go--san tsura, 妙名異相胸中五十三面)

Robinson: 216

Publisher: Sugi-ya Seibei

Date: 1847-1848

 

 

Series title: Curiously Named Odd Faces Denoting the Fifty-three Stations (Myôna isô kyôchû go--san tsura, 妙名異相胸中五十三面)

Robinson: 216

Publisher: Sugi-ya Seibei

Date: 1847-1848

 

 

Series title: Forty-eight… [unread]

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher:

Date: 1847-1850 (censors Mera and Murata)

 

Series title: Forty-eight… [unread]

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher:

Date: 1847-1850 (censors Mera and Murata)

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Series title: None

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Sakai

Date: 1849

Ichikawa Kuzô as Teraoka Heiemon

Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Tanizô

Sawamura Chojûrô as Ôboshi Yuranosuke

Onoe Baiko as O-Karu

 

NOTE: Three of the images are from Kanadehon Chushingura in the 7th month of 1849, but Danjûrô VIII is from Date kurabe in the 3rd month of 1849.

 

Series title: None

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: No seal

Date: 1850-1851 (censors Fuku and Muramatsu)

 

Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Kinugawa Yoemon (木ぬ川与右衛門) in Tenjiku Tokubei karakoto banashi

Ichikawa Ebizô V as Kumagai Jirô Naozane (熊谷直実) probably in Ichinotani futaba gunki

Matsumoto Kôshirô VI as Nikki Danjô (仁木?) in Date zensei sakura no iromaku

Onoe Kikujirô II as Kasane, Yoemon’s Wife (与右衛門女房かさね) in Tenjiku Tokubei karakoto banashi

 

I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image and information.

 

Kuniyoshi - A Mirror of Joruri (musical plays) (Harimaze joruri kagami), pub

 

Print title: Mirror of Drama in Cutouts (Harimaze jôruri kagami, 交張浄瑠璃鑑)

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Mita-ya Kihachi

Date: 2nd month of 1854

 

NOTE: Hiroshige also contributed prints to this series.

Kuniyoshi - A Harimaze Mirror of Jôruri Plays (Harimaze Jôruri kagami, (2)1854

 

Print title: Mirror of Drama in Cutouts (Harimaze jôruri kagami, 交張浄瑠璃鑑)

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Mita-ya Kihachi

Date: Second month of 1854

 

Print title: Mirror of Drama in Cutouts Drawn by Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi (Harimaze jôruri kagami Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga, 交張浄瑠璃鑑 一勇斎 國芳 )

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Mita-ya Kihachi

Date: 3rd month of 1854

 

Top left is Higuchi Jirô in Hiragana seisuiki, bottom left is Tosa Matabei, the second frame from the right, in which a woman is looking down at a dog behind her, is titled “Meiboku Sendaihagi”, a well-known joruri, and probably depicts the nanny Masaoka.  I am grateful to Yasu Takano and Robert Pryor for this information. 

Series: Historic Sites at Fifty-three Tôkaidô Stations in Groups of Three (Tôkaidô go--san tsui meisho koseki san shuku tsuzuki, 東海道五十三次名所古跡三宿續)

Robinson: Not listed

Top left: Ishiyakushi Station (石薬師 赤人の古蹟), actor Nakayama Ichizô as Yamabe Akihito (山部赤人)

Top right: Shono Station (庄野 名物焼米), yakigome (parched rice) from Shono

Bottom: Yokkaichi Station (四日市 赤堀村 水右衛門), actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as Akabori Mizuemon

Publisher: Kakumoto-ya Kinjirô

Date: 9th month of 1852

 

NOTE: The image on the top left is signed Yoshinobu (芳信)

Series: Historic Sites at Fifty-three Tôkaidô Stations in Groups of Three (Tôkaidô go--san tsui meisho koseki san shuku tsuzuki, 東海道五十三次名所古跡三宿續)

Robinson: Not listed

Top left: Tsuchiyama Station (土山 鈴鹿山の鬼), actor Arashi Otohachi III as Ootakemaru (大嶽丸), signed Yoshiiku

Top right: Minakuchi Station (Benkei sekurabe ishi, 水口 弁けいせくらへ石), Benkei comparing his height to that of a stone, signed Tori-jo

Bottom: Ishibe Station (Sanemori Tebarami mura, 石部 実盛 手ばらみ村) Bandô Mitsugorô III as Taira no Sanemori (実盛)

Publisher: Kakumoto-ya Kinjirô

Date: 9th month of 1852

 

NOTE: The extra text on the image on the right was added by hand.

Series: Historic Sites at Fifty-three Tôkaidô Stations in Groups of Three (Tôkaidô go--san tsui meisho koseki san shuku tsuzuki, 東海道五十三次名所古跡三宿續)

Robinson: Not listed

Top left: Kusatsu Station (草津 うばがもち), actors Ichikawa Hirogorô and Nakayama Bungorô, possibly intended as a parody of Ieyasu and his former nurse

Top right: Ôtsu Station (大津 おほつゑ), an Ôtsu-e

Bottom: Kyoto Station ( 黒主櫻), Nakamura Utaemon IV as Otomo no Kuronushi

Publisher: Kakumoto-ya Kinjirô

Date: 9th month of 1852

Kuniyoshi - (S95f

 

Title: None

Left:  Inudzuka Shino on Hôryûkaku roof looking down on Inukai Kempachi with geese flying below full moon by Kuniyoshi

Right top: Blowfish by Hiroshige

Right bottom: The Daoist sennin Joriken (Shôriken) crossing the sea on a sword by Kunisada (signed Hanabusa Itchô ga)

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Ise-ya Kanekichi

Date: 9th month of 1858

 

Title: None

Left top: The oil thief by Kuniyoshi

Right top: A demon by Kunisada

Bottom: Mt. Fuji Seen Over the Lake in Hakone by Hiroshige

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Ise-ya Kanekichi

Date: 9th month of 1858

The woodblock-koban-sized in the lower left corner is a Kuniyoshi from a New  Years' print dated 1858 and published by Ise-ya Kanekichi

 

Format: Ôban harimaze print

Top: Prince Genji with a beautiful woman by Kunisada

Bottom left: A man carrying a beggar across a stream finds that the latter is the Buddha in disguise by Kuniyoshi

Bottom right: An old lady serving tea by Hiroshige

Publisher: Ise-ya Kanekichi

Date: 9th month of 1858

Robinson: Not listed

 

Image courtesy of David Hafer

 

Series title: A Collection of Comical Warriors (Dôke musha zukushi, 道化武者づくし or 道化武者尽し)

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô

Date: 1839-1842

 

For higher resolution images and additional information please see A Collection of Comical Warriors.

 

Another state of the above design with less text

 

Series title: A Collection of Comical Depictions of Plays (Dôke kyogen zukushi, 道外狂言づくし or 道外狂言尽し)

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô

Date: 1839-1842

 

For higher resolution images and additional information please see A Collection of Comical Depictions of Plays.

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô

Date: 3rd month of 1841

Actors: Top left: Onoe Kikujirô II as nyôbô (wife) Okatsu (女房おかる)

Top right: Ichikawa Kuzô as Ukino Tohira (浮名戸平)

Bottom: Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Nagoya Kosanza (left, 名古屋小山三) and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Murasaki Daijin (right, Murasaki daijin jitsuha Monogusamura Tarôsaku, 紫大尽 実ハ物草村太郎作)

Play: Monogusa Tarô saku tekuda no yadake (物草太郎作手管歌当)    

Robinson: Not listed

Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô

Date: 4th month of 1841

Actors: Top left: Iwai Tojaku I as Sagami

Top right: Sawamura Tosshô I as Kumagai Naozane (熊谷次郎直実

Bottom: Iwai Shijaku I as the courtesan Sugawara, actually Kiku no Mae (けいせい菅原 実ハ菊のまへ, left) and Ichikawa Ebizô V as Ubara no Tagohei (莵原の田五平, right)

Play: Ichinotani futaba gunki (一谷嫩軍記)

 

 

“Robinson” indicates listing in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).

 

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