ENGEI GAHÔ
(演藝畫報)
1910

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of Columbia University

               
 
Play: Noriaibune (乗合船)
Artist: Otake Chikuha (尾竹竹坡)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[The Encounter: The Meeting of the Factory Girl and Fujiyuki]
Jyoko Fujiyuki no Taimen (女工藤雪の對面)

Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[The Colors of the Theater (Part 2) - Backstage]
Shibai no Iro ~ Kyaku Mawari (芝居のいろ (其二) - (客まわり))

Artist: Odake Kokkan (尾竹國觀)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[The Mysterious Popularity of the Theater]
Shibai no Ninki ha Fushigi na Mono (芝居の人気は不思議なもの)

Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of Cornell University
 
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
 
 

               
[Spring Entertainment Performance Compilation]
Haru Kyô Engeki Awase (春興演劇合せ)

Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Large Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1910)
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Sakai Saemon (酒井左衛門)
 
Play: Sakai no Taiko (酒井の太鼓)
Artist: Matsuoka Kofu (松岡鼓風)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Sawamura Tanosuke Portrait as Kosan]
Sawamura Tanosuke no Gaku no Kosan (澤村田之助の額の小さん)


Play: ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: It is possible that this print depicts Tanosuke I, II, or III.
 
 

               
[The Colors of the Theater (Part 3)]
Shibai no Iro (Sono Ni) - Honzômi (芝居のいろ(其三) - (本蔵み))

Artist: Odake Kokkan (尾竹國觀)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Tokyo Theater Scene in 1910]
Meiji Shjûsan-nen no Tôkyô no Gekidan
(明治四十三年の東京の劇壇)

Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Impressions of the Stage] Butai no Inshô (舞臺の印象)

Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1910)
Personal Collection
 
 

               
Ichikawa Danjûrô IX (市川団十郎; 市川團次郎) as Sukeroku (助六)

Play: Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura (助六由縁江戸桜)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/1896
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: Danjûrô IX also performed this role in Tokyo at the Shintomi-
za in May 1884.  It is possible that this print reflects that performance.
 
 

               
[The Colors of the Theater (Part 4) - Rehearsal of Stage Performance]
Shibai no Iro (Sono Shi) - Shita Keiko (芝居のいろ(其四) - (下稽古))
 
Artist: Odake Kokkan (尾竹國觀)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1910)
Personal Collection
 
 

               
[May Tournament and Kokugikan]
Go-tsuki Basho to Kokugikan (五月場所と國技館)

Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1910)
Personal Collection
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Genroku Monogatari (元祿語)
 
Play: ?
Artist: Yamamura Koka (山村耕花)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Ichikawa Ebizô (市川海老蔵) as Yanone no Gorô (矢の根五郎)

Play: Yanone (矢の根)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo?
Performance Date: 05/1832
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: The identification of the actor as Ebizô V is an educated
guess.  It could reflect another actor in the Ebizô line.  Even if it
is Ebizô V, it may reflect a different performance than the one
noted here.
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 5 (May 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Òsaka Bunraku-za's Imoseyama (大阪文楽座の妹背山)

Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin (妹背山婦女庭訓)
Artist: Maeda Seison (前田清邨)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 5 (May 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
imoIchikawa Danjûrô VIII (八代目市川團十郎) as
Inaka Genji no Mitsuuji (田舎源氏の光氏)
 
Play: ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 5 (May 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               


Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 6 (June 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Asagao (朝顔)
 
Play: Shôutsushi Asagao Nikki (生写朝顔日記)
Artist: Watanabe Kogai (渡邊香涯)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 6 (June 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Ichikawa Danjûrô IX (市川団十郎; 市川團十郎) as
Ise no Saburô (伊勢三郎)


Play: Ise no Saburô (伊勢三郎)
Performance Place: Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 12/1886; 01/1887
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 6 (June 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: Danjûrô IX also performed this role in Tokyo in a special
performance at the Inoue Kaoru residence in April 1887, and at  the
Fukano-za in February 1892, and at a special performance at the
Kabuki-za in June 1898.  It is possible that  the print reflects one of
those performances.
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 7 (July 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Nakamura Kichiemon I (中村吉右衛門) as
Danshichi Kurobê (団七九郎兵衛)
 
Onoe Kikugorô VI (尾上菊五郎) as
Mikawaya Giheiji (三河屋儀平次)
 
Play: Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (夏祭浪花鑑)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date:07/1909
Artist: Nakamura Kichiemon I (中村吉右衛門)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 7 (July 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: Given that the artist most recently appeared in a production
of this play in Tokyo a year earlier, it is reasonable to assume that
he was depicting himself and his co-star in this print.
 
 

               
Bandô Hikozaburô V (阪東彦三郎) as
Hoshikage Doemon (星影土右衛門)

Play: Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome
(曽我綉侠御所染; 曽我誘侠御所染)
Performance Place: Kiri-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/1877
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 7 (July 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 8 (Aug. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Spider Picture] Kumo no E (蜘の絵)

Play: Waga Sekogakoi no Aizuchi (我背子戀の合槌)?
Artist: Hirose Choko (広瀬長江)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 8 (Aug. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Iwai Hanshirô [VIII?] (岩井半四郎) as
Hakata no Kojorô (博多の小女郎)
 
Play: ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 8 (Aug. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
  
Note: It is possible that this print depicts an earlier actor in the
Iwai Hanshirô line.
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 9 (Sept. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of Columbia University

               
[Chinese Actor Costume] Shina Haiyû no Funsô (支那俳優の扮装)

Artist: Ide Shôu (井出蕉雨)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 9 (Sept. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Late Ichikawa Sadanji [I] (故市川左團次) as
Kitsune Tadanobu (狐忠信)
 
Play: Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura  (義経千本桜)
Performance Place: Meiji-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 04/1898
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 9 (Sept. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: Sadanji I also performed this role in Tokyo at the Shintomi-
za in January 1881 (alternating the role with four other actors), and
in a special performance at the Inoue Kaoru residence in April 1887.
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 10 (Oct. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Foxfire] Kitsunebi (狐火) - Yaegaki Hime (八重垣姫)
 
Play: Honchô Nijûshikô (本朝廿四孝)
Artist: Mitama Sueo (見玉末男)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 10 (Oct. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Ichikawa Hakuen V (市川白猿) as Taira no Yoshikado (平良門)
 
Play: Kamahige (鎌髭)
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 10 (Oct. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: Seeing as there is no Hakuen V, presumably this depicts
Hakuen IV, though I cannot find a record of him performing this role.
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 11 (Nov. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Sumizome (墨染）

Play: Seki no To (雪関扉)
Artist: Fukunaga Kôbi (福永耕美)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 11 (Nov. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Ichimura Uzaemon XII (市村羽左衛門) as
Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三)
 
Play: Mukashigatari Inazuma Zôshi (昔語稲妻帖)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 03/05/48
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 11 (Nov. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: It is possible that this print reflects some other performance
by Uzaemon XII.
 
 

               

Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 12 (Dec. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Tokiwa Gozen (常磐御前)
 
Play: Tokiwa Gozen (常盤御前)
Artist: Miyagawa Yasunobu (宮川安信)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 12 (Dec. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as
Hachijin no Katô (八陣の加藤)
 
Play: ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 4, No. 12 (Dec. 1, 1910)
Image courtesy of the University of California