Catalog record · 目録番号 64960
Nakajima Mihoemon as Tokihira
Catalog note / 解説
The actor Nakajima Mihoemon appears in the role of Tokihira (Shihei), in Kurumabiki (a carriage stopping sequence) from the play, “Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami,” presented around 1747 at the Ichimura-za Theater. The play was originally written for the puppet theater (Bunraku) and staged for the first time in August 1746 in Osaka at the Takemotoza Theater. It was adapted to Kabuki the following month and staged for the first time in Kyoto. It was also performed for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza Theater, in March 1747. The play is made up of five acts. ""Kurumabiki ” is the scene that opens Act III. It was not in the original puppet play. This Kabuki-created scene was so successfu…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · c. 1776 · honolulu
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