September Selection, September 2019: |
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#57 – The poet Murasaki Shikibu
Woman playing a drum
100 Poets |
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Left: (Nakamura Utaemon IV) as Hosaku
Center: (Bando Shuka) as Shirayu
Right: (Seki Sanjuro III) as Dainichibo and (Ichimura Uzaemon XII) as Asamaru
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Yuri (lily)
Two actors holding an insect cage
Tosei Rokkasen – Six Contemporary Flowers |
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Left: (Bando Matataro VI) as Koyagashira Kiroku and (Bando Kamezo) as Settanaoshi Chogo
Center: (Seki Sanjuro) as Kajii Shuzen and (Bando Hikosaburo V) as Akogi Gennojo
Right: (Onoe Kikugoro V) as Okoyo
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#28 – Nariaiji in Tango Province
Saien Zenji finding a dead deer in the snow to feed Shinno Shonin, the founder of the temple
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces |
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(Nakamura Shikan IV) as Heitaro Yoshikado and another actor as Somaroku
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Left: Bando Hikosaburo V as the wrestler Onigatake
Right: Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as the wrestler Akitsushima
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August Selection, August 2019: |
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Ichimei Hakkenden: Setsubai Hodan Inu no Soshi, Vol. 5
Woman holding a dog and another woman with a sword
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(Ichikawa Ebizo V) as Musashibo Benkei
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Left: Actors as Banzuin Chobei and Teranishi Kanshin
Center: (Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Shirai Gompachi
Right: Actor as Shirae ___zaemon
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Chapter 4 – Yugao
Woman reading a love letter leaning on a go board
Genji Goshuyojo – The Further Passions of Genji |
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Izuya Yosa
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Shinsui (Bando Hikosaburo V)
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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Shisen (Ichikawa Danjuro IX) as Jihizo, who is actually Naoe Yamashiro
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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Kazan (Seki Sanjuro III) as Nippon Daemon
(Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku) – Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy |
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Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Takao IV
Na Ni Takao Mitate Sugata-e – Imaginary Portraits of Actors in the Role of Takao |
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Iwai Tojaku as Onna (the female) Kansuke
Kinsei Suikoden - A Contemporary Suikoden |
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Firemen's Ri Brigade, 10th group
Asajigahara: Onoe Kikujiro II as the poor girl of the Lonely House
Edo no Hana Meisho-e – Flowers of Edo, Views of Famous Places |
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Left: (Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as the farmer Yoichibei
Right: (Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Ono Sadakuro
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Fuwa Banzaemon
Rien Otokodate Tsutae – Chivalrous Commoners of the Theatrical World |
July Selection, July 2019: |
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(Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as the monkey trainer Yojiro
Teisen no Saru Suberi – Garden myrtle
Tosei Mitate Sanjurokkasen – Popular Matches for 36 Selected Flowers |
June Selection, June 2019: |
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Kirare Yosa and (Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Yokogushi Otomi
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(Onoe Kikujiro II) as Jutaro's wife Orie
Tsujigimi no Yugao – The streetwalker and the bottle gourd
Tosei Mitate Sanjurokkasen – Popular Matches for 36 Selected Flowers |
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U – Nakamura Kantaro as Yoshida Sawaemon Kanesada
Seichu Gishiden - Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai |
May Selection, May 2019: |
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Mutsuki (First month) – Genji with women and boys playing instruments
Tokiyo Genji Junikagetsu no uchi – Contemporary Genji in the Twelve Months |
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(Ichikawa Ichizo III) as Teranishi Kanshin
Rien Otokodate Tsutae – Chivalrous Commoners of the Theatrical World |
April Selection, April 2019: |
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi, Vol. 14
Man pulling off a woman's obi while holding a child
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Memorial portrait of Otani Tomoemon IV, who died in 1861 at the age of 78
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(Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Nikki Naonori
Iwate no tsutsuji – Azalea of Iwate
Tosei Mitate Sanjurokkasen – Popular Matches for 36 Selected Flowers |
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Actors of the Bando Family
Top to bottom: (Bando) Mitsugoro IV as Mashiba Hisayoshi, (Bando) Shuka as Kishin Omatsu, (Bando) Mitsugoro VI as Wakanahime
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Arashi Family
Top to bottom: Arashi Jitohachi as Otoko Tappu Fukuro Ichiemon, Arashiu Jitohachi II as Sagizaka Bannai, Arashi Jitohachi III as Tsubute no Meiroku
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
March Selection, March 2019: |
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Left: (Nakamura Kamenojo) as Geisha Shiratama of the Miuraya
Center: (Ichikawa Kodanji) as Hanakawado Sukeroku
Right: (Onoe Kikugoro V) as Agemaki of the Miuraya
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Sawamura Tanosuke III as Kangiku no Tanokichi
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Actors of the Bando Family
Top to bottom: Bando Matataro as Rai Kuniyuki, Bando Muraemon as Shibukawa Toma, and Bando Sanya IV as Choji
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Onoe Family
Top to bottom: Onoe Kikugoro as Hara Oboshi Yuranosuke, Onoe Ushinosuke as Aburaya Osome, and Onoe Shoroku as Tenjiku Tokubei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
February Selection, February 2019: |
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi, Vol. 18
Woman performing a dance accompanied by a drummer
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Moon – Genji and two women on a balcony under a full moon preparing for a musical evening
Kacho Fugetsu no Uchi – Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon |
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#10 – Sumidagawa – (Ichimura Takenojo V) as the poet Ariwara Narihira
Edo Meisho Zue - Pictures of Famous Places in Edo |
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#10 – (Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as Ishikawa Goemon
Konjaku Chigo Tebataki – Celebrated Young Men from the Past and Present |
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Actors of the Onoe Family
Top to bottom: Onoe Raisuke as Hara Goemon, Onoe Kikujiro as Geijo Osugi, Onoe Kikushiro as Inuta Masatake
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
January Selection, January 2019: |
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Menoto no Soshi (The Story of the Wetnurse) Vol. 7
Dancer with a No mask and a woman with a lacquered box
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Okabe Station – (Arashi Kichisaburo III) as Rokuyata
53 Stations of the Tokaido |
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(Seki Sanjuro III) as the wrestler Ushigase Kozaemon
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Left: (Nakamura Fukusuke) as the wrestler Nuregami Chogoro
Right: (Ichikawa Ichizo III) as the wrestler Hanaregoma Chokichi
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Left: (Onoe Kikugoro V) as Goshuden Okuma
Center: (Ishikawa Kodanji) as Kozaru Shichinosuke
Right: (Bando Kamezo) as Sangoro
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Chapter 3 – Utsusemi
Genji Gojuyojo – The Further Passions of Genji |
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Actors of the Bando Family
Left: (Bando) Hikosaburo II as Ono no Tofu
Right: Bando Hikosaburo as Soga Juro
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Segawa Family
Top to bottom: (Segawa) Kikunojo III as Dojoji, (Segawa) Roko IV as Omiwa, and (Segawa) Kikunojo V as the geisha Koman
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
December Selection, December 2018: |
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Left: (Ichimura Uzaemon XIII) as Sakichi
Right: (Seki Sanjuro III) as Genzaemon
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November Selection, November 2018: |
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Monoto no Soshi (The Story of the Wetnurse) Vol. 6
Man, woman and child with a cat in front of a painting of an elephant
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Genji and women playing instruments while two children dance
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Rinne no yami – The darkness of the transmigration of the soul
Actor as Tomoenojo looking at the ghost of Mutsu
Mitate Yami Zukushi – Actors for a Collection of Darkness |
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(Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Haikaishi and (Nakamura Fukusuke) as an itinerant priest
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October Selection, October 2018: |
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Women preparing to serve food and sake
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Woman attacking a man with a sword
Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors), Vol. 9
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Woman serving tea to two samurai on a veranda
Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors), Vol. 16
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Left: (Ichikawa Ichizo) as Shundo Gemba
Right: (Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Matsuomaru
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Left: Actor as Hayano Kampei
Right: (Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Okaru
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Actors of the Arashi Family
Top to bottom: Arashi Rikaku II as Ushiwakamaru, Arashi Rinshi as Otokonosuke, Arashi Tokusaburo II as Mori Ranmaru
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Segawa Family
Top to bottom: Segawa Kikunojo as Katsuragi Muken, Segawa Kikujiro as Izumo no Okuni, Segawa Kikunojo II as Shujaku Shishi
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
September Selection, September 2018: |
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors) Vol. 8
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Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors) Vol. 28
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Left to right: (Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as the ghost of Okiku, (Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Yokoyama Tetsuzan, actor as Kanegoro and (Bando Shuka) as a female pilgrim, Hideyama
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Left: (Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Obo Kichiza
Center: (Bando Kamezo) as Shichigoro
Right: (Bando Hikosaburo V) as a boatman
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#12 – Iwamadera in Omi Province
Basho Otosei
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces |
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Actors of the Nakayama Family
Top to bottom: Nakayama Ichizo as Onigawara no Dohachi, Nakayama Bungoro as Yajirobei, and Nakayama Genjuro II as Musashibo Benkei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Asao Family
Top to bottom: Asao Tamejuro as Araki Murashige, Asao Kuzaemon as Yazaki no Kyusaku, and Asao Tamejuro II as the yakko Ippei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Bando Family
Top to bottom: (Bando) Mitsugoro as the farmer Chosaku, (Bando) Mitsugoro II as Otokawa Katsumoto, and (Bando) Mitsugoro III as Shirafuji Genta
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
August Selection, August 2018: |
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Menoto no Soshi (The Story of the Wetnurse), Vol. 5
Two women in front of Mt. Fuji
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors)
Volume 13
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Ichimei Hakkenden Inu no Soshi (Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors)
Volume 19
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Woman on a boat holding a lantern
Edo Meisho Hyaku Nin Bijo – 100 Beauties Paired with Famous Places in Edo |
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Left: (Sawamura Tanosuke III) as Yaoya Oshichi
Right: (Nakamura Shikan IV) as the wrestler Chogoro
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Actors of the Onoe Family
Top to bottom: Onoe Kikugoro III as Hayano Kampei, Onoe Kikugoro IV as Okaru, Onoe Kikujiro as Shigenoi
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Onoe Family
Top to bottom: Onoe Matsusuke III as Sato Yomoshichi, Onoe Kakunosuke as Konami, Onoe Eizaburo as Akoya
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Arashi Family
Top to bottom: Arashi Kangoro as Hebitsukai Jabiroku, Arashi Kichiroku as 0kujochu Hamaogi, Arashi Gonbei as Komamonoya Kahei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
July Selection, July 2018: |
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#16 – Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in Yamashiro Province
Shume Hangan Morihisa
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces |
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Fujisawa Station – Terutehime pulling a cart next to a dog
Top: View of the Tokaido near Fujisawa
Sohitsu Gojusantsugi no uchi – The 53 Stations (of the Tokaido) by Two Brushes |
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From left to right: Ichikawa Kuzo III as Habasho Jinsaburo; Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tachinami Tsunagoro; Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Oshima Sanegoro; Kawarazaki Gonjuro as Kogi no Koji; Bando Hikosaburo V as Kuretake Shinsuke
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Actors of the Bando family
Top to bottom: Ogino Isaburo III as Yagoro, Bando Mitsuemon as Sagizaka Bannai, Bando Daikichi as Saibei
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Actors of the Arashi family
Top to bottom: Arashi Hinasuke as Fujiwara no Shihei, Arashi Hinasuke II as Ishikawa Goemon, Arashi Hinasuke III as Minamoto Yoshimitsu
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
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Top to bottom: Bando Sanya as Tsurigane Yazaemon, Bando Sanya II as Banba no Chuta, Bando Sanya III in a Suzume Odori (swallow dance)
Kokon Haiyu Nigao – Anthology of Actor Portraits Past and Present |
May Selection, May 2018: |
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Left: Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Minoya Heizaemon
Right: Onoe Kikugoro III as Nozarashi Hanshichi
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Memorial portrait of Matsumoto Koshiro VI as Danjo Naonori
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Chapter 19 – Usugumo (A Wreath of Cloud)
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie - Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
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Chapter 7 – Momiji no Ga (Maple Leaf Festival)
The Tale of Genji |
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Ryogoku Yusuzumi-e – Enjoying the evening cool at Ryogoku
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April Selection, April 2018: |
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(Nakamura Fukusuke) as Asahina Tobei, compared to Kaosho Rochishin
Tosei Suikoden - Contemporary Suikoden |
March Selection, March 2018: |
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Woman with a pipe under a quilt
Edo Meisho Hyaku Nin Bijo – 100 Beauties Paired with Famous Places in Edo |
February Selection, February 2018: |
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Actor buying an insect cage
Yoakinai Rokkasen – Collection of Six Summer Evening Markets |
January Selection, January 2018: |
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Chapter 8 – Hana no En (The Flower Garden)
Sono Sugata Yukari no Utsushie - Genji Magic Lantern Pictures |
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(Ichikawa Kodanji IV) as Sasaki Saburo Moritsuna
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#3 – Kowakadera
Shukawa Sadaiyu – Legend of the sick girl being cured by lotus seeds from an apparition of Kannon
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces |
December Selection, December 2017: |
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#10 – Mimurotoji in Yamashiro Province
The woman Nojo of Kawada Village conjuring crabs
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces |
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Left: (Seki Sanjuro III) as the Hell Babaa Otani and (Iwai Kumesaburo III) as Jurokuyo Osayo
Center: (Ichikawa Sadanji IV) as Oniazami Seikichi and (Sawamura Tossho II) as Kageyama Hannojo
Right: (Kawarazaki Gonjuro) as Yaegaki Monza
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Kawarazaki Gonjuro as Sukeroku
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Firemen's Group 10
Top: Bando Shuka as a temple acolyte (Chigo)
Bottom left: Doll by Yoshitora; Right: Asakusa Shrine by Sadahide
Edo no Hana Meisho-e – Flowers of Edo, Views of Famous Places |
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Firemen's Group 5
Top: Lantern and constellation
Bottom left: Tatsukawa by Hiroshige II; Right: Kawarazaki Gonjuro as Musashi Goro Sadayo
Edo no Hana Meisho-e – Flowers of Edo, Views of Famous Places |
November Selection, November 2017: |
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Yoshiwara, 53 Stations
Left: (Nakamura Fukusuke) as Nagoya Sanza
Right: (Ichikawa Ichizo III) as Fuwa Banzaemon
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October Selection, October 2017: |
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(Onoe Kikugoro III) as Yugao
Edo Murasaki Gojuyojo – 54 Chapters of Edo Purple |
September Selection, September 2017: |
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Yokkaichi – Woman viewing a mirage
53 Parallels for the Tokaido |
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Act VIII – The Bridal Journey
Konami and her mother Tonase on the road to her betrothed's home
Chuyu Gishin Roku – A Record of the Brave Loyal Retainers |
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Kawarazaki Gonjuro as Araiso Danshichi
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Left: (Ichikawa Kuzo II) as Tsukamoto Kitsune (fox)
Center: (Bando Shuka) as Chieda Kitsune (fox) and (Arashi Kichisaburo III) as Uji Heinosuke
Right: (Ichikawa Danjuro VIII) as Tatsunami Goro
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