Parody of...
(Mitate..., 美立... or
見立…)
Publisher: Iba-ya Sensaburô
1849 and 1855
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These fan prints (uchiwa) compare beautiful women to various noh and kyôgen theatrical productions. The prints published in 1849 are not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). In the first month of 1855, Iba-ya Sensaburô published three additional prints with the title “Parodies of the Sanbasô Dance” (Mitate Sanbasô, 見立 三番叟). Kuniyoshi, Kunisada, and Hiroshige each designed one of these prints, and they are listed as number 41 by Robinson. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for his contributions to this section. |
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Title: Mitate Dôjôji (美立 道成寺) Description: Woman with
wind chimes suggesting the bell in the noh
play Noh play: Dôjôji Date: 1849 (censors
Yoshimura and Kinugasa) |
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Title: Mitate Konkai (美立 吼噦) Description: Beauty biting
the end of her blue headscarf with a crow and egret design, gripping a wooden
post before a backdrop of a cart and clematis vines Kyôgen: Tsuri-gitsune, which is also known as Konkai Date: 1849 (censors
Yoshimura and Kinugasa) |
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Title: Mitate
Mochizuki (美立 望月) Description: Noh play: Mochizuki Date: 1849 (censors
Yoshimura and Kinugasa) |
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Title: Mitate
Okina (美立 翁) Description: Woman with a
sword in her obi fanning herself Noh play: Okina Date: 1849 (censors
Yoshimura and Kinugasa) |
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Title: Mitate Kanjinchô (見立 勧進帳) Description: Woman holding
a piece of paper Noh play: Ataka,
which is also known as Kanjinchô Date: c. 1849
(censors Mera and Murata) |
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Title: Mitate Sanbasô, 見立 三番叟) Noh play: Okina, which includes
the Sanbasô dance Discription: Woman holding a spray of loquats which resemble the golden bells used
in the Sanbasô dance Artist: Kuniyoshi Date: First month
of 1855 |
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Keyblock print for another state of the above design |
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Title: Mitate Sanbasô, 見立 三番叟) Noh play: Okina, which includes
the Sanbasô dance Discription: Woman with pine tree Artist: Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Date: First month of 1855 |
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Title: Mitate Sanbasô, 見立 三番叟) Noh play: Okina, which includes
the Sanbasô dance Discription: Woman holding a box Artist: Hiroshige Date: First month
of 1855 |
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“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). . CLICK HERE TO GO TO MAIN PAGE
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