ENGEI
(演藝)
1925

               
? as Shirabyôshi Hanako (白拍子花子)

Play: Kyôkanoko Musume Dôjôji  (京鹿子娘道成寺)
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: 04/01/25
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 1 (Apr. 1, 1925)
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Onoe Kikugorô VI (尾上] 菊五郎) as ? 

Play: ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: 04/01/25
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Series: Thirty-Six Selected Actors (No. 1) (三十六家選 (その一))
Published: Frontispiece to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 1 (Apr. 1, 1925)
Image courtesy of  https://www.moreofmyjapanesehanga.com
 
Note: One of the cartouches reads "Suzakuno no Hana (朱雀野野の花)."
 
 
 
 

               
Kamakura Gongorô Kagemasa (鎌倉権五郎景政)

Play: Shibaraku (暫)
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: 04/01/25
Artist: ?
Published: Woodblock printed frontispiece to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 1 (Apr. 1, 1925)
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Note: The design is quite similar to a print designed by Torii Kiyosada (鳥居清貞) and Torii
Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠 ) for an 1898 Kabuki Jūhachiban series.  Presumably the actor depicted
in the role is Ichikawa Danjûrô I X(市川団十郎; 市川團十郎).  It is possible that this is a new
design by Kiyotada IV.
 
 

               
Ichikawa Sadanji II (市川左團次; 市川左団次) as Soga Gorô (曾我五郎)

Play: Youchi Soga (夜討曽我)
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: 05/01/25
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 1, 1925)
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Jitsukawa Enjaku II (実川延若; 實川延若) as Akechi Mitsuhide (明智光秀)

Play: Toki-ha Ima Kikyô no Hataage (時今也桔梗旗揚) 
Performance Place: Naka-za, Osaka
Performance Date: 06/1924
Print Date: 05/01/25
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 2 (May 1, 1925)
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Nakamura Fukusuke V (中村福助) as Yayoi (弥生)

Play: Kagami Jishi (鏡獅子)
Performance Place: Meiji-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 02/29/24
Print Date: 06/01/25
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 3 (June 1, 1925)
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Ichimura Uzaemon XV (市村羽左衛門) as Kamiyu Shinza (髪結新三)

Play: Tsuyu Kosode Mukashi Hachijô (梅雨小袖昔八丈)
Performance Place: Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/07/22
Print Date: 04/01/25
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 3 (June 1, 1925)
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Nakamura Fukusuke V (中村福助) as Senhime (干姫)

Play: Hototogisu Kojô no Rakugetsu (沓手鳥孤城落月)
Performance Place: Meiji-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 02/10/24
Print Date: 05/01/25
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 3 (June 1, 1925)
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Sawamura Sôjûrô VI (沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎) as Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡貢)

Play: Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba (伊勢音頭恋寝刃)
Performance Place: Okuni-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/01/24
Print Date: 07/01/25
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei  (演藝), Vol. 1, No. 4 (July 1, 1925)
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