KABUKI
(歌舞伎)
1905

               
First Edo performance of Kanadehon Chûshingura
(仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵) and Musume Dôjôji (娘道成寺)
in the Year of the Snake

Plays: Kanadehon Chûshingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵);
Musume Dôjôji  (娘道成寺)
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. 57 (Jan. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
First Edo performance of Musume Dôjôji (娘道成寺)
in the Year of the Snake

Play: Musume Dôjôji  (娘道成寺)
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. 57 (Jan. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Play: Chikyôdai (乳姉妹) 
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo; Hongô-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 01/02/05
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. 58 (Feb. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: This play was performed at the Tokyo-za and the
Hongô-za at the same time.  The cover could reflect either
production or just be an idealized rending.  It is also possible
that the cover reflects one production and the back cover reflects
the other production.
 
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Play: Chikyôdai (乳姉妹)
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo; Hongô-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 01/02/05
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. 58 (Feb. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: This play was performed at the Tokyo-za and the
Hongô-za at the same time.  The cover could reflect either
production or just be an idealized rending.  It is also possible
that the cover reflects one production and the back cover reflects
the other production.
 
 

               

Play: Akoya (阿古屋) 
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 02/16/05
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. 59 (Mar. 1, 1905)
Personal Collection

               

Play: [The Crown] Ōkan (王冠)
Performance Place: Meiji-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 02/04/05
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. 59 (Mar. 1, 1905)
Personal Collection
 
 

               
Kumagaya Jin'ya (熊谷陣屋)

Play: Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki (一谷嫩軍記)
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 03/17/05
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. 60 (Apr. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play: Nippon Chi Ryojun Kanraku (日ポンチ旅順観楽) 
Performance Place: Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 02/27/05
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. 60 (Apr. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin (妹背山婦女庭訓)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 03/29/05
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. 61 (May 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play: Kosode Maku Genroku Moyô (小袖幕元禄模様)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 03/29/05
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. 61 (May 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Thunderstorm at the Tanabata Festival]
Tanabata Matsuri No Raiu (七夕祭の雷雨)

Play: Maki no Kata (牧の方) 
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/01/05
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. 62 (Jun. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Nozakimura (野崎村)

Play: Shinpan Utazaimon (新板歌祭文);
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/01/05
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. 62 (Jun. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Mitsuizen (三追善)

Play: ?
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: ?
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. 63 (July 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play: Konjiki Yasha (金色夜叉) 
Performance Place: Masago-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 06/03/05
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. 63 (July 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Kawaradera (瓦寺)

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. 64 (Aug. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play: Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (夏祭浪花鑑)
Performance Place: Meiji-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/14/05
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. 64 (Aug. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵)
Performance Place: Miyato-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 08/01/05
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. 65 (Sept. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play: Narihira Bunji (業平文次; 業平文辞)
Performance Place: Masago-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 08/13/05
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. 65 (Sept. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Danjûrô [IX] Memorial Performance]
Danjûrô [IX] Tsuizen Kôgyô (國十耶追善興行)

Play: Ninin Dôjôji (二人道成寺)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 04/1884
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. 66 (Oct. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
Danjûrô [IX] Memorial Performance]
Danjûrô [IX] Tsuizen Kôgyô (國十耶追善興行)

Plays: ?
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. 66 (Oct. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: One of the Danjûrô IX plays referenced in this back cover is
Yanone (矢の根).  Danjûrô IX played Soga Gorô (曾我五郎) in this
play at the Saruwakaza in November 1882 and in a special
performance at the Shintomi-za in July 1890.
 
 

               
[Theatrical Performance Welcome to the British Fleet]
Igirisu Kantai Kangei Engeki Kai (英国艦隊歓迎演劇会)

Plays: Yashima Gassen (屋島合戦); Shinbashi Geigi no Odori
(新橋芸妓の踊); Renjishi (連獅子); Dôjôji (道成寺)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 10/21/05
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. 67 (Nov. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Theatrical Performance Welcome to the British Fleet]
Igirisu Kantai Kangei Engeki Kai (英国艦隊歓迎演劇会)

Play: Yashima Gassen (屋島合戦); Shinbashi Geigi no Odori
(新橋芸妓の踊); Renjishi (連獅子); Dôjôji (道成寺)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 10/21/05
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. 67 (Nov. 1, 1905)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               

Play: Fuji Daiko (富士太鼓)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/02/05
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. 68 (Dec. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               

Play:Kajiwara Heizô Homare no Ishikiri (梶原平三譽石切)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/02/05
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. 68 (Dec. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California