Mittwoch, 26. Mai 2010


Hirosada
(active 1820 - 1860)

Signature: Hirosada
Publisher: Konishi
Date: c.1850
Actors / roles: l. Jitsukawa Enzaburo I as Sakumaru, r. Kataoka Gado II as Umeomaru
Play: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Titel: Chuko-den / A Tale of Loyalty and Filial Piety
Dimension: chuban triptyych, far right sheet missing
Ikeda Bunko IV, no. 227
You can find a summary of the play here:
http://www.kabuki21.com/sdtk.php

The complete triptych. Thanks to G.J. for the better picture.





Signature: Hirosada
Publisher: Kinkodo
Date: c.1850
Actor: Jitsukawa Enzaburo I as Inanoya Hambe
Play: Sakura Butai Omi Hakkai performed at Naka Theatre 3/1849
Titel: untitled Kabuki print
Dimension: chuban
Ikeda Bunko IV, no. 163

Konobu I / Sadanobu II
Son of Sadanobu I, active late 19th's century

Soga Monogatari / The Soga Brothers

Five eiban prints from a series of twelve.

Prints: 7 / 8 / 9 / missing / 11 / 12
eiban, each approx w 11 x h 8 cm

"The Soga Monogatari, or Tale of Soga, is a warrior tale based on the story of Kudo Saemon Suketsune who, on order to get the inheritance of his uncle Ito Sukechika, had his cousin Kozu Saburo Sukemichi murdered in 1175. Eighteen years later, on the 18th day of the Fifth month of 1193, Sukemichi's two sons, Juro Sukenari (1172-93) and Goro Tokimune (1174-93), killed Suketsune during a hunting party on Mt. Fuji. Juro was killed in the ambush but Goro was captured. Although Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-99), applauding the brothers' bravery and loyalty, wanted to pardon Goro, Suketsune's son demanded and got his execution.

The tale focus on the conflict between the shogunal authority and the brothers loyalty to their father, highlighting the clash between the brothers' heroic vendetta and the feudal system which condemns them. The story was extremely popular in the Edo era and it was adapted for Nô, Bunraku and Kabuki, where several hundreds plays based on the Soga world were written and performed in Edo for centuries. It is still a custom in Kabuki to perform at least one sogamono every New Year."

source: http://www.man-pai.com/Notas/soga_monagatari_e.htm

Hirosada
(active 1820 - 1860)

Signature: Hirosada
Publisher: Kawaoto
Date: 1853
Actor: Mimasu Daigoro IV as Kanki
Play: Kokusenya Kassen
Dimension: chuban
Waseda VI, no. 317

from this triptych:



left sheet, found on the net:




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Signature: Hirosada
Publisher: Kawaoto
Date: 1849
Actor: Nakamura Gizaemon I as Tarakubo
Play: Keisei Hanabusazoshi performed at the Chikugo (Onishi) Theater in 01/1849
Titel: Chuko Buyuden / Bravery and Filial Devotion
Dimension: chuban
Right panel of a polyptych.
Roger S. Keyes / Keiko Mizushima "The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints", p.213, no. 59