Re: Triptych indentification

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Posted by Paul Griffith on July 16, 1999 at 04:44:48:

In Reply to: Re: Triptych indentification posted by Hans Olof Johansson on July 15, 1999 at 06:37:12:

The play seems to be "Sakigake Genpei Tsutsuji", otherwise called "Ogiya Kumagai", or "Suma no Miyako Genpei Tsutsuji". This production was staged at the Shintomi-za from the 9th day of the third month, 1887, and starred, (from left), Sawamura Gennosuke IV as Katsurako, the daughter of the fan shop owner; Ichikawa Sadanji I as Anewa Heiji; Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Kumagai Jiro Naozane; and Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the young warrior, Atsumori, here disguised as a girl called Kohagi.
Sam Leiter in his "New Kabuki Encyclopedia" has the following to say about the story: "The handsome young Taira Atsumori, calling himself Kohagi and disguised as a woman, has taken refuge amid the numerous fan papers at the home of a former retainer, a fanmaker named Kazusa in the Gojo section of Kyoto. Kazusa's daughter, Katsurako, falls in love with the youth. He is discovered, however, and Anewa no Heiji of the Minamoto clan comes to arrest him. Kumagai Jiro Naozane, the Minamoto general, dressed in black velvet kimono and formal haori . . . arrives to order a battle fan, and saves Atsumori. Katsurako is substituted for him, and Kumagai takes her head to prove to Anewa that he has killed the lad. The grateful Atsumori promises to meet Kumagai on the battlefield, and heads for Suma Bay." (He also adds, "There are no other lesbian-like love scenes in Kabuki like the one between Katsurako and Atsumori, dressed as Kohagi.") The character of Anewa is comic and he wears the makeup called "crab", or "kani guma".

: Obviously, I didn't manage to display the prints correctly either. I try again:

: chikanobu1 chikanobu2 chikanobu3

: If this doesn't work, I give up.

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: The play seems to be "Sakigake Genpei Tsutsuji", otherwise called "Ogiya Kumagai", or "Suma no Miyako Genpei Tsutsuji". This production was staged at the Shintomi-za from the 9th day of the third month, 1887, and starred, (from left), Sawamura Gennosuke IV as Katsurako, the daughter of the fan shop owner; Ichikawa Sadanji I as Anewa Heiji; Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Kumagai Jiro Naozane; and Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the young warrior, Atsumori, here disguised as a girl called Kohagi. : Sam Leiter in his "New Kabuki Encyclopedia" has the following to say about the story: "The handsome young Taira Atsumori, calling himself Kohagi and disguised as a woman, has taken refuge amid the numerous fan papers at the home of a former retainer, a fanmaker named Kazusa in the Gojo section of Kyoto. Kazusa's daughter, Katsurako, falls in love with the youth. He is discovered, however, and Anewa no Heiji of the Minamoto clan comes to arrest him. Kumagai Jiro Naozane, the Minamoto general, dressed in black velvet kimono and formal haori . . . arrives to order a battle fan, and saves Atsumori. Katsurako is substituted for him, and Kumagai takes her head to prove to Anewa that he has killed the lad. The grateful Atsumori promises to meet Kumagai on the battlefield, and heads for Suma Bay." (He also adds, "There are no other lesbian-like love scenes in Kabuki like the one between Katsurako and Atsumori, dressed as Kohagi.") The character of Anewa is comic and he wears the makeup called "crab", or "kani guma". : : : Obviously, I didn't manage to display the prints correctly either. I try again: : : <img src="http://www.gator.net/~artglass/CHIKA1.jpg" ALT="chikanobu1" WIDTH="255" HEIGHT="390"><img src="http://www.gator.net/~artglass/CHIKA2.jpg" ALT="chikanobu2" WIDTH="255" HEIGHT="390"><img src="http://www.gator.net/~artglass/chika3.jpg" ALT="chikanobu3" WIDTH="255" HEIGHT="390"> : : If this doesn't work, I give up.

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