KITAZAWA RAKUTEN (北沢楽天) 

  1909

               
[Actress Training School] Joyû Yôsei-sho (女優養成所)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Actor Training School] Dan'yô Yôsei-sho (男優養成所)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Blurry Photograph] Buruburu shashin (ブルブル寫真)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: The photographer depicted is Nakamura Shikan V (中村芝翫).
 
 

               
Gajiki Seiyô No Yû (がじき西洋の優)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

Aite wo Minu Tame no Watabôsi (相手をための綿帽子)

Print Date: 02/18/09
Published in Hôsun (方寸), Vol. 3, No. 2 (February 18, 1909)
Medium: Lithograph and zinc plate print

Note: It is unclear if this is a dancer portraying a bride.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

               
[Nizaemon's Meiji-za Theatre: The Play Performed Before the
Grand Opening]
Nizaemon no Meiji-za Nokomi Maeni En Jita Shibai
(仁左衛門の明治座  乘込み前に演じた芝居)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
 
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
 
 

               
Choemon Ukinashi wo Someru (長右衝門浮無を初め)る
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
 
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
 
 

               
[Western Theater Stage Blunders]
Seiyô Engeki Butai no Shissaku (西洋演劇 舞臺の失策)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
 
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
 
 

               
[Western Theater Stage Blunders]
Seiyô Engeki Butai no Shikujiri (西洋演劇 舞臺縮尻)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[The Geisha's Demeanor] Geisha no Kisô (藝妓の機相)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[A Great Craze for Comedy] Kigeki no Dairyûkô (喜劇の大流行)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[A Show that Seems Likely To Be a Hit]
Yatsu Tara Hayari Sauna Kôgyô (やつたらはやりさうな興行)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
Hitokuchi * (一口*)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Stage Blunders] Butai no Mi Shikujiri (舞臺のみ縮尻)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Next Year's Shinbashi Entertainment Association]
Rainen Shinbashi Engei Kai (来年新橋演藝會)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California

               
[Female Ballad Singer] On'na Uta Kyokuka (女謠曲家)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 

               
[East and West Stage Blunders]
Tôzai Butai no Mi Shikujiri (舞臺のみ縮尻)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 

               
[A Mysterious Cloak] Fushigi Na Gaitô (不思議な外套)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Theatergoer's Favorite Items]
Shibai Kyaku no Atari Shina (芝居客の當品)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Peeking at the Kabuki-za] Kabuki-za no Zoki (歌舞伎座のぞき)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Onoe Kikugorô VI (尾上菊五郎) as Takechi Jûjirô (武智十次郎)

Onoe Matsusuke IV (尾上松助) as Kômori Yasu (蝙蝠安)
 
? as ?
 
Plays: Ehon Taikoki (絵本太功記); Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi
(与話情浮名横櫛); ?
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 06/03/09
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Shoushichi Kineya Itsuya (正七位 杵屋五耶)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Shipboard Theater] Fune Shibai (船芝居)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[The True Faces of Actors] Yaku no Sha no Sugao (役の者の素顔)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Country Play]  Inaka No Shibai (田舎の芝居)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
 
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
 
 

               
Sôga no Ie Jûrô no Shippai 會我の家十郎の失敗
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[An Actor's Stage Habits] Haiyû no Butai Kuse (俳優の舞臺癖)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: This print depicts Ichikawa Metora II(市川女寅) and Kawai
Takeo (河合武雄).
 
 

               
[Fujii [Rokusuke] as Drugstore Clerk]
Fujii [Rokusuke] no Kusuriya Tedai (藤井の薬屋手代)
 
[Fukushima [Kiyoshi] as Moneylender]
Fukushima [Kiyoshi] no Kinashi (福島の金貸)
 
[Kimura [Misao] as Shitau Ei's wife Sumiko]
Kimura [Misao] no Shitau Ei Fujin Sumiko (木村の思榮夫人済子)
 
[Ii [Yôhô] as Inventor Mizobuchi Katsumi]
Ii [Yôhô] no Hatsumei-ka Mizobuchi Katsumi (伊井の發明家溝淵克巳)
 
[Murata [Masao I] as Mizobuchi's wife Machiko]
Murata [Masao I] no Mizobuchi Fujin Machiko (村田の溝淵夫人町子)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
 
Play: [Airplane] Hikôki (飛行機)
Performance Place: Yûraku-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 09/16/09
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Sixth Generation Nezumi Kozô]
Rukudaime Nezumi Kozô (六代”目鼠小僧)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Play: Nezumi Kozô (鼠小僧)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: The robber is presumably Onoe Kikugorô VI in a
regional performance. 
 
 

               
[Hair Removal] Kebatsu (毛拔)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[The Trials and Tribulations of Attending a Play Out of Obligation]
Shibai Giri Kenbutsu no Shikuhakku (芝居義理見物の四苦八苦)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 12 (Nov. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
 

               
[Tokyo Theater October Madness (as seen by a Cartoonist)]
Tôkyô-za Jū-tsuki Kyô (Mangaka no Mitaru)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
 
? as ?
 
? as ?
 
Ichimura Uzaemon XV (市村羽左衛門) as Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡貢)
  
Plays: ?; Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba (伊勢音頭恋寝刃); ?
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 10/09/09
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô
Vol. 3, No. 12 (Nov. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
 
Note: Also on the bill were Kanadehon Chûshingura
(仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵); Michiyuki Tabiji no
Hanamuko (道行旅路花聟); and Katamigusa Yotsuya Kaidan
(形見草四谷怪談).
 
 

               
[Future Ghost Plays] Kongo no Yûrei Geki (今後の幽霊劇)

Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 13 (Dec 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California