Miscellaneous prints of acrobats, top spinners, magicians,
and puppeteers,
Part II
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Text: 太夫元 蘭杭わたり 浪花亀佶 上のり 卯之助 Description: Acrobatics by
Naniwa Kamekichi Unosuke
Performing Uwanori Date: 1842 Publisher: |
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Text: Performance
at the West Ryogoku Hirokoji
(西両国広小路において興行仕候) On top
7-year-old Naniwa Kamekichi, ashigei
(foot juggler) 9-year-old Naniwa Matsunosuke, and kyokumochi (foot acrobat) 12-year-old Naniwa Mayoshi (七歳上乗浪花亀吉 九歳曲持浪花松之助 十二歳足芸浪花馬吉) Date: c. 1832 Publisher: I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Title: Song of Immense Physical Strength (Dairiki
kyokumochi, 大力曲持) Text: Power
balancing acrobatics at Asakusa, Okuyama (浅草奥山) Date: 1847-1848
(censors Hama and Kinugasa) Publisher: Kazusa-ya Iwazô I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. , |
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Description: 7-year-old
Naniwa Kamekichi (七歳上乗浪花亀吉), 9-year-old
Naniwa Matsunosuke (九歳曲持浪花松之助), and
12-year-old Naniwa Mayoshi (十二歳足芸浪花馬吉) performing
acrobatics Date: c. 1832 Publisher: Mori-ya Jihei |
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Text: Yanagawa Bungo no Daijo,
Asakusa Okuyama ni oite kôgyô tsukawashi-sôrô.
Kohada Koheji seiro nuke, Kokon murui Ooatari (柳川豊後大掾 浅草奥山ニ於テ興行仕候, 小はだ小平次せいろうぬけ, 古今無類大當り〳〵) Description: Date: Publisher: I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Text: Kokon murui oorii
ooatari, Nidaime Yanagawa Ichosai, Asakusa Okuyama nioite kôgyô tsukawashi-sôrô (古今無類大入大当り, 二代目柳川一蝶斎, 浅草奥山ニテ興行仕候) Description: Date: 1846-1852 Publisher: Murata-ya Ichibei I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Text: Acrobat
Naniwa Kamekichi Doing a Ladder Trick on Poles (Rangui no ue hashigo no kyokumochi),
with Unosuke Performing Uwanori
and the Little Girl (Shôjo) Ko-tsuru
Performing the Cloth-Bleaching Act (Nunosarashiwake,
蘭杭の上はしごの曲持 太夫元 浪花亀佶 上のり 卯之助, ぬのさらしわけ 少女 小つる Description: Acrobatics by
Naniwa Kamekichi, Unosuke,
and the little girl Date: 1842 Publisher: |
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Title: The Ken Game
of the Three Spinning Tops of Takezawa Baishô and Takezawa Tôji (Takezawa Baishô Tôji sankyoku
ken, 竹沢 梅升 藤治 三曲拳) Description: Date: 1849 (censors Kinugasa and Yoshimura) Publisher: Hayashi-ya Shôgorô Linhart: Not listed NOTE: Takezawa Baishô and Takezawa Tôji were entertainers who performed with spinning tops. |
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Text: The Best
Spinning Top Tricks by Takezawa Toji
(一流曲独楽 竹沢藤次) Description: Takezawa Toji (竹澤 藤次) with spinning
tops Date: c. 1843 Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei |
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Title: Hakata Kochô (博多小蝶) Description: Hakata Kochô spinning tops on a maple branch Date: 1846-1852 Publisher: Wakasa-ya Yoichi Text: 姿貌嬋娟 として玉をあざむき 笑顔をつくる愛嬌にハ衆人の 魂をひさぐ もつとも美麗 なる已 ならず 曲の獨楽に妙を得て 其名一時に高く 初日より引もきらず 看人 は大入の山をなす 近世 るいなき一流の祖にして このぬしのいさほ莫大といふべし 東都作者立亭京楽戯題 |
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Text: 御なじみ竹澤藤治改梅升 御みやけ今昔新工風仕候/両国広小路ニ於相勤申候 Description: Takezawa Toji performing with
spinning tops Date: Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei NOTE: Kuniyoshi’s signature appears in the right upper
corner, but it is written atypically as國よし. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this
image. |
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Text: Description: Takezawa Toji (竹澤藤治) performing
with spinning tops Date: 1844-1845
(censor Tanaka) Publisher: Daikoku-ya Heikichi NOTE: This print is about 10 by 7 inches (25 by 18
centimeters), a size known as chûban.
I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Text: Description: Takezawa Toji (竹澤藤治) performing
with spinning tops Date: 1843-1846
(censor Yoshimura Gentarô) Publisher: Murata-ya Ichibei (seal name Muraichi, 村市) I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Title: Masukagami Katsuyo (増鏡勝代) Description: Masukagami Katsuyo and two
children performing a balancing act Date: 2nd
month of 1855 Publisher: Ki-ya Sôjirô I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Title: 流曲独楽 竹沢藤次 Description: Date: 1842-1846
(censor Murata Sahei) Publisher: |
Series: Untitled Robinson: Not listed Title: None Description: Takezawa Toji at the Inari Shrine
creating visions of the head of Kasane, ghost of Oiwa,
and Okiku with tops Date: c. 1843
(censor Muramatsu Genroku) Publisher: Gusoko-ya Kahei |
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Series: Untitled Robinson: Not listed Title: None Description: A
spinning-top performance by Takezawa Baisho Date: c. 1843 Publisher: Gusoko-ya Kahei |
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Series: Untitled Robinson: Not listed Title: None Description: A magical spinning-top
performance with nine-tailed fox crossing three countries Date: c. 1843
(censor Muramatsu Genroku) Publisher: Gusoko-ya Kahei |
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I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this alternate
state of the above design. |
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Series: Children
Playing (Kodomo asobi no uchi, 子供あそびの内) Robinson: 114 Title: Logrolling (Kakunori) Size: About 10 by
14 inches (25 by 36 centimeters), a size known as ôban Description: Children
performing various balancing stunts Date: c. 1839 Publisher: Ise-ya Rihei |
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Title: Spinning Top
Performances at Famous Places in Various Provinces for the 12 Months (諸国名所十二ヶ月独楽) Other text: Takezawa Tôji succeeding to the
name of Takezawa Baishô Date: 1849 (censors
Kinugasa and Yoshimura) Publisher: |
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Title: Description: Acrobats balancing
fans Date: c. 1847-1848 Publisher: Ebisu-ya Shôshichi |
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Title: The Street
Performers Assembled to Wish a Happy New Year Description: Date: c. 1839 Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei |
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Title: None Description: Theater of
the juggler Yanagawa Icchôsai at Okuyama in Asakusa Date: 1847-1850
(censors Mera and Murata) Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke |
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Title: Crowds at the
Horse Riding Stunts at Ryogôku (Ryôgoku daikyokuba no nigiwai,
両ごく大 馬の) Description: Date: c. 1850-1852 Publisher: Sumiyoshi-ya Masagorô |
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Description: A
spinning-top performance by Takezawa Toji (竹澤 藤次) Date: c. 1944 Publisher: Ise-ya Soemon |
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Description: Dog and
monkey acrobatics at Asakusa Okuyama Date: 1848 (censors
Muramatsu and Yoshimura) Publisher: Nishimura-ya Yohachi I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Title: 浪花模様花曲持 太夫瀧川鯉之助・瀧川宇の助・瀧川鯉吉 西両国広小路に於て興行仕候 Description: Banzuke (program) for an exhibition of acrobatics
at Hirokoji, Nishi Ryôgoku
Date: 1846 Publisher: I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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