KABUKI
(歌舞伎)
1904

               
[Mizuki Tatsunosuke[I]'s Spear Dance and Ancient Plays]
Mizuki Tatsunosuke [I] no Yari Odori Kodai Shibai
(水木辰之助の槍踊及古代芝居)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 44 (Jan. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Mizuki Tatsunosuke[I]'s Spear Dance and Ancient Plays]
Mizuki Tatsunosuke [I] no Yari Odori Kodai Shibai
(水木辰之助の槍踊及古代芝居)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 44 (Jan. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Kasuga Shatô, Kusadoriki , Yamato-hashi , Shûshoku Sakura,
Wafuji Uchi Oyobi Fûkiri (春日社頭、草撮曳、大和橋、秋色櫻、
和藤內及び封切)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 45 (Feb. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: There was a production of Shûshiki Sakura Ueno Hayasaki
(秋色桜上野早 咲) that opened at the Meiji-za on January 14, 1904.
It is possible that the title refers in part to that production.
 
 
 

               
Kasuga Shatô, Kusadoriki , Yamato-hashi , Shûshoku Sakura,
Wafuji Uchi Oyobi Fûkiri (春日社頭、草撮曳、大和橋、秋色櫻、
和藤內及び封切)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 45 (Feb. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: There was a production of Shûshiki Sakura Ueno Hayasaki
(秋色桜上野早 咲) that opened at the Meiji-za on January 14, 1904.
It is possible that the title refers in part to that production.
 
 

               

Play: Kiri Hitoha (桐一葉)
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 02/27/04
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 46 (Mar. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play: Yubeihei (豫備兵)
Performance Place: Masago-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 01/31/04
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 46 (Mar. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Lotus Flower] Renge (蓮華)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 47 (Mar. 31, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Lotus Flower]  Renge (蓮華)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 47 (Mar. 31, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Port Arthur] Ryojun (旅順)

Play: Kantai Homare no Yashû  (艦隊誉夜襲)   
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 04/01/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 48 (Apr. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[The Hôjô Camp] Hôjô Jin'ei (北條陣営)

Play: Kantai Homare no Yashû  (艦隊誉夜襲)  
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 04/01/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 48 (Apr. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Play: Shonankô (小楠公)
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 04/21/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 49 (May 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
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Play: Nichiren Shonin Tsujiseppô (日蓮聖人辻説法) 
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 04/021/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 49 (May 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[The Great Shrine of Ise] Ise no Ôbyô (伊勢の大廟)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 50 (June 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Yuan Dynasty Royal Palace] Gen no Ôkyû (元の王宮)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 50 (June 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Play: Ono no Tôfû Aoyagi Suzuri (小野道風青柳硯)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 06/08/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 51 (July. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play: Ono no Tôfû Aoyagi Suzuri (小野道風青柳硯)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 06/08/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 51 (July 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Lady Kaoyo After a Bath] Okugo no Kaoyo Gozen (浴後の顔世御前)
 
Nakamura Shikan V (中村芝翫) as Kaoyo Gozen (顔世御前)

Play: Kanagaki Taiheiki (かながき)
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/10/04
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 52 (Aug. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California 
 
 

               
[Sappho on the Spiral Staircase]
Rasen Kaijô no Saffô (螺旋階上のサッフォー)

Play: [Sappho] Saffô (サッフォー)
Performance Place: Masago-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/13/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 52 (Aug. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Great Waterfall of the Midorikawa]
Midorikawa no Ôbakufu (綠川の大瀑布)

Play: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 53 (Sept. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Twilight at Mount Koya] Kôyasan No Tasogare (高野山の黄昏)

Play: Kôyasan (高野山)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 08/02/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 53 (Sept. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Play: [Francesca] Furanchesuka (フランチェスカ)
Performance Place: Hongô-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 09/21/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 54 (Oct. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play: Hototogisu (不如帰); Modori Kago (戻駕)
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 09/22/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 54 (Oct. 1, 1904)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Onoe Baikô VI (尾上梅幸) as
[The Demon Woman of Modoribashi]
Modoribashi no Kijo (戻橋の鬼女)

Play: Modoribashi (戻橋)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 10/13/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 55 (Nov. 1, 1904)
Personal Collection
 
 

               
Keisei Azuma (傾城吾妻)

Play: ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 55 (Nov. 1, 1904)
Personal Collection

               
Ichimura Uzaemon XV (市村羽左衛門) as
En'ya Hangan (塩谷判官)
 
Onoe Kikugorô VI (尾上菊五郎) as
Momonoi Wakasanosuke (桃井若狭之助)
 
Kataoka Ichizô III (片岡市蔵) as Takano Moronao (高野師直)
 
Ichikawa Yaozô VII (市川八百蔵) as Ôboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助)

Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵)
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/13/04 
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 56 (Dec. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Plays: [Romeo and Juliet] Romio to Jurietto (ロミオとジュリエット);
[Fox Kudô] Kitsune Kudô (狐工藤) 
Performance Place: Masago-za, Tokyo; Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/1904; 11/08/04 
Artist: Kubota Beisai (久保田米斎; 久保田米齋)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 56 (Dec. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California