About This Print
The drama Hana to Mitsu Yuki no Shiraishi, was staged in November 1834 at the Moritaza theater. Bandō Mitsugorō IV is recorded as having played the roles of Uji Hyobunosuke and Joetsu in this play.The Actor Bandō Mitsugorō IV
Source: Kabuki 21 website http://www.kabuki21.com/mitsugoro.phpThe actor Morita Kan'ya XI (1802-1863) held the name of Bandō Mitsugorō IV from March 1832 to October 1850.
Morita Kan'ya XI was both a tachiyaku (actor specialized in male roles) and the zamoto (kabuki performance promoter) of the Moritaza (from 1856 to 1863). He was tall, handsome and, as an actor, excelled in sewamono (domestic dramas dealing with the lives of commoners). He was also a talented jitsuaku (evil villian) and an outstanding dancer.
In his Mitsugorō years, he was both a stage partner and a rival (for the title of Edo's best tachiyaku) of Nakamura Shikan II, imitating the glorious rivalry of Bandō ō III and Nakamura Utaemon III.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #77 |
| Title | The actor Bandō Mitsugorō IV in the play "Hana to Mitsu Yuki no Shiraishi" |
| Series | n/a |
| Artist | Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1865) |
| Signature | Gotoei Kunisada ga |
| Seal | |
| Publication Date | December 1834 |
| Publisher | Joshuya Kinzo |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | good |
| Condition | good - slightly rubbed and soiled; minor color fading; minor marks and flaws |
| Genre | ukiyo-e; yakusha-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | oban |
| H x W Paper | 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 (39.4 x 26.7 cm) |
| Collections This Print | The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University 100-6570 (see image below) |
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