Catalog record · 目録番号 40010
Edo meisho mitate junika gatsu no uchi
江戸名所十二ヶ月の内
Catalog note / 解説
Woodblock printed album of twelve prints, oban tate-e. Bust portraits of kabuki actors in character against landscapes; each print associated with a different month. The cartouche in the right upper corner is bordered by objects from the associated play. 1. Asakusa - Actor as the courtesan Miyagino (Play: Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi) 2. Oji - Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kosan no Kingoro (Play: Shinyoshiwara Suzume) 3. Fuwa District - Ichikawa Ebizo V as Fuwa Banzaemon (Play: Ukiyozuka Hiyoku no Inazuma) 4. Kameido - Bando Hikasaburo IV (?) as Teranishi Kanshin (Play: ?) 5. Takanawa - Iwai Kumesaburo III as Ofune (Play: Shinrei Yaguchi no watashi) 6. Sanno Festival - Nakamura Utaemon IV as Uo…
Image record / 画像情報
BM · 1852 · bm
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