About This Print

The actors Iwai Hanshirō VIII 岩井半四郎 in the role of 淀屋後家おれん, Ichikawa Gonjūrō 市川権十郎 in the role of 手代利介 and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX 市川団十郎 in the role of 刀鍛冶清吉 in the play Minori no aki seisho denki 実成秋清正伝記, performed at the Shinbori-za theater, Tokyo, on October 16, 1875 (Meiji 8).

The Play

I have not been able to find any English language plot summary for this play.  However, a playbill for the performance can be found on the website of the Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University and the cover and two pages from the bill are shown below.

明治０８(1875) 10・16 新掘 Shinbori 江戸 絵本 Edo ehon 実成秋清正伝記、勧進帳、質庫魂入替、、

明治０８(1875) 10・16 新掘 Sinbori 江戸 絵 Edo ehon 実成秋清正伝記、勧進帳、質庫魂入替、、

The Actors Pictured and Their Roles

For background on the actors see their respective entries in the article The Kabuki Actor on this site.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#710
Title (Description)	Iwai Hanshirō VIII 岩井半四郎, Ichikawa Gonjūrō 市川権十郎 and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX 市川団十郎 in the play Minori no aki seisho denki 実成秋清正伝記　みのりのあきせいしょうでんき
Artist	Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900)
Signature	Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
Seal	toshidama seal below signature
Publication Date	亥八 8th month 1875 date seal
Publisher	Yamazakiya Seishichi 山崎屋清七 (firm name Sanseidō) seal reading 木並 山清 Namiki Yamasei [Marks: pub. ref. 613; similar to seal 24-071]
Carver	渡辺彫栄 Watanabe Hori Ei center panel 彫工栄 Horikō Ei right panel
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	good- trimmed to image and narrow brocade border added; backed with 3 panels joined; vertical fold in left panel
Genre	ukiyo-e; yakusha-e
Miscellaneous
Format	vertical oban triptych
H x W Paper	14 x 28 3/8 in. (35.6 x 72.1 cm)
Literature
Collections This Print	Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University 107-00-055, 056, 057; National Diet Library 本別7-283; Tokyo Metropolitan Library M147-030-01(01), )02), (03)

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