About This Print
The actor Bandō Hikosaburō V as Takegawa in an unknown play. The famous view in background inset is identified as Takebashi Gomon 竹ばし御もん, a gate at Edo castle. The print is numbered 六十六 [66] in the title cartouche.The Actor Pictured
For information on Bandō Hikosaburō V see The Kabuki Actor.About the Series Edo Meisho awase no uchi
This series matches actors portraying a specific character with famous places in Edo. It consists of at least 58 prints drawn by multiple artists, including Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900), Utagawa Kuniteru II (1830-1874) and Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904), published by Masudaya Ginjirō . Two slightly different series titles are used on the prints: 江都名所合之内 Kōto meisho awase no uchi and 江戸名所合之内 Edo meisho awase no uchi. Note that Kōto was a synonym for Edo.
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A partial assemblage of the prints in the series
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1257 |
| Title (Description) | Bandō Hikosaburō V as Takegawa 竹川 (Note: the actor's name is not given on the print, only the role played.) |
| Series | Matches for Famous Places in Edo Edo meisho awase no uchi 江戸名所合之内 |
| Artist | Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | toshidama seal below signature |
| Publication Date |  |
| Publisher |  seal reading: Hanmoto, Masudaya, Shiba Shinmeimae 板元 増田屋 芝神 明前 [Marks: seal 24-061; pub. ref. 304] |
| Printer | |
| Carver |  彫工舛吉 Hori Takichi (Ōtaya Takichi) |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - slight toning |
| Genre | ukiyo-e; nigao-e; yakusha-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | vertical oban |
| H x W Paper | 14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in. (36 x 24.4 cm) |
| H x W Image | 13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.2 x 24.1 cm) |
| Literature | |
| Collections This Print | The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University 007-0372; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 11.40496 |
8/4/2021
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