Twelve Acts of the Lantern Chûshingura
(Ju-ni dan shoku Kanadehon
Chûshingura, 十二段賣假名手本挑燈蔵)
Publisher: Mita-ya
Kihachi
1852
This series combines large bust portraits of actors with figures
composed of lanterns in rectangular inserts.
It is listed as number 218 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson
(Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a
size known as ôban. |
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Act: 1 Introduction
(Daijo, 大序) Actor: Ichikawa Ebizô V as Ko no Moronao Inset: Actors as Momonoi
Waka-no-suke and Kaoyo-gozen |
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Act: 2 (Ni dan
me, 二段目) Actor: Inset: Actors as Rikiya (son
of Oboshi Yuranosuke) and
Konami |
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Another state of the above design |
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Act: 3 (San dan
me, 三段目) Actor: Bandô Shûchô I as Okaru Inset: Probably Kempachi |
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Act: 4 (Shi dan me, 四段目) Actor: Iwai Kumesaburô Inset: Seki Sanjûrô as Ôboshi Yuranosuke holding a closed fan and an unidentified actor |
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Act: 5 (Go dan me, 五段目) Actor: Arashi Kichisaburô Inset: The farmer Yoichibei in a straw hat |
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Act: 6 (Roku
dan me, 六段目) Actor: Hayano Kanpei holding a
gun Inset: Actor as
Konami |
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Act: 7 (Nana
dan me, 七段[目]) Actor: Ichikawa Kodanji IV as
Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門) Inset: Bandô Shûka I as Okaru (お軽) |
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