Treasury of Humor Modeled by Toads
(Gama-tehon hyôkingura, 蝦蟇
手本ひやう きんぐら)
Publisher: Yamato-ya Kyûbei
c. 1847-1848
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This series portrays toads in humorous situations resembling scenes from the kabuki play, Kanadehon Chûshingura. It is listed as 85 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The images are each about 7 by 10 inches (18 by 25 centimeters), a size known as chûban. Two images were printed on a sheet of paper about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Top title: Daijo - Tsurugaoka Hachimangu no ba (At the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine Bottom title: Nidanme Momoi yakata no ba (At Momoi’s mansion) Description: Acts 1 and 2
of Kanadehon Chûshingura |
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Top title: Sandanme Ashikaga yakata
uramon no ba Bottom title: Yondanme omotemon no ba Description: Acts 3 and 4
of Kanadehon Chûshingura Image courtesy of Richard Illing |
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Title: Description: Acts 5 and 6
of the Kanadehon Chûshingura I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Title: Description: Acts 7 and 8
of Kanadehon Chûshingura, with a toad resembling Mt. Fuji I am grateful to Julius Tüting for this
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