KABUKI
(歌舞伎)
1906


JANUARY

               
Michiyuki (道行)
 
Play: Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (義経千本桜)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 12/04/06
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. 69 (Jan. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




               

Play: Akegarasu Yume no Awayuki (明烏夢泡雪)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 12/04/06
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. 69 (Jan.. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




FEBRUARY

               
Kinkakuji (金閣寺)

Play: Gion Sairei Shinkôki (祇園祭礼信仰記)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 01/14/06
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. 70 (Feb. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California




               
Sôga Umazo (會我馬送)

Play: Jûni Doki Kaikei Sôga (十二時會稽曽我)
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 01/01/06
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. 70 (Feb. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




MARCH

               

Play: [The Story of The Anglo-Japanese Alliance]
Mukashigatari Nichiei Doumei (昔語日英同盟)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 02/14/06
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. 71 (Mar. 1, 1906)
Personal Collection




               

Plays: [Monna Vanna] Monna Wanna (モンナ・ヴァンナ);
Natsuko (夏子)     
Performance Place: Meiji-za, Tokyo; Masago-zo, Tokyo
Performance Date: 02/10/06; 02/05/06
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. 71 (Mar. 1, 1906)
Personal Collection
 
 




APRIL

               
[Bridge Storehouse] Hashikura (橋庫)

Play: Hototogisu Kojô no Rakugetsu (沓手鳥孤城落月) 
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 03/20/06
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. 72 (Apr. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California




               
[Inner Garden] Oku Niwa (奥庭)

Play: Kagamiyama Utsusu Sugatami (鏡山写姿視) 
Performance Place: Meiji-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 03/11/06
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. 72 (Apr. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




MAY

               

Play: Mekura Nagaya Ume no Kagatobi (盲長屋梅加賀 鳶)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 04/11/06
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. 73 (May 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California




               
Meoto Gitsune (女夫狐)

Play: Yoshinoyama Yuki no Furugoto (吉野山雪の故事);
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 04/11/06
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. 73 (May 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




JUNE

               
Ichimura Uzaemon XV (市村羽左衛門) as Sukeroku (助六)
 
Ichikawa Komazô VIII (市川高麗蔵) as Benkei (弁慶)

Plays: Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura (助六由縁江戸桜);
Kanjinchô (勧進帳)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/27/06
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. 74 (June 15, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California




               

Play: Nanto Enjô (南都炎上) 
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/27/06
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. 74 (June 15, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




JULY

               

Play: Tenjiku Tokubê Ikoku Banashi (天竺徳兵衛韓噺)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/10/06
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. 75 (July 15, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California




               

Play: Hakata Kojorô Nami Makura (博多小女郎浪枕)
Performance Place: Masago-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/10/06
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. 75 (July 15, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




AUGUST

               
Sodehagi Saimon (袖萩祭文)

Play: Ôshû Adachi-ga-Hara (奥州安達原)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/10/06
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. 76 (Aug. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California




               
In Genjidana (源氏店)
 
Play: Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi (与話情浮名横櫛)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 07/10/06
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. 76 (Aug. 1, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




SEPTEMBER

               
Mekura Hyôsuke (盲兵助)

Play: Gokuzaishiki Musume Ôgi (極彩色娘扇)     
Performance Place: Miyatoza, Tokyo
Performance Date: 08/01/06
Artist: Kaburagi Kiyokata (鏑木清方)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 77 (Sept. 15, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California




               
Doshunkan (道春舘)

Play: Tamamo-no-Mae Asahi no Tamoto (玉藻前曦袂)
Performance Place: Miyatoza, Tokyo
Performance Date: 08/01/06
Artist: Kaburagi Kiyokata (鏑木清方)
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Back cover to Kabuki (歌舞伎),
No. 77 (Sept. 15, 1906)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 




OCTOBER

               
Marubashi Chû Neko no Horibota (丸橋忠猫の堀端)

Play: Nanitaka Keian Taiheiki (名高慶安太平記)
Performance Place: Meiji-za, Toyko
Performance Date: 09/09/06
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. 78 (Oct. 1, 1906)
Personal Collection




               

Play: Tamakushige Futari Urashima (玉匣両浦島) 
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 09/08/06
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. 78 (Oct. 1, 1906)
Personal Collection
 
 




NOVEMBER

               

Play: Inaka Genji Tsuyu no Shinonome (田舎源氏露東 雲)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 10/10/09
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. 79 (Nov. 15, 1906)
Personal Collection




               
Hikimado (引窓)

Play: Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki (双蝶々曲輪日記)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 10/10/09
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. 79 (Nov. 15, 1906)
Personal Collection
 
 




DECEMBER

               
[Literary Association] Bungei Kyôkai (文藝協會)

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. 80 (Dec. 15, 1907)
Image courtesy of the University of California




               
[Memorial Play] Tsuizen Shibai (追善芝居)

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. 80 (Dec. 15, 1907)
Image courtesy of the University of California