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Subject:read poem and roles on Kuniyasu woodprints
Posted By: manuD Wed, Sep 09, 2026 IP: 88.182.22.78
One print has a poem by 光南亭 一得 Kōnantei Ittoku, entitled 三末芝のえんの Mimashiba no en no (if I am correct) and the two others picture the Kabuki actors Iwai Hanshiro and Matsumoto Koshiro in roles that I cannot read. I would be very thankful for a decoding and translation of these writings







Subject:Re: read poem and roles on Kuniyasu woodprints
Posted By: I.Nagy Thu, Sep 10, 2026
Pic.1,
三味せんのえんの
いと筋ふらりと
きれその後は
をとさたもなし

Shamisen no en no
itosuji furari to
kire, sono nochi wa
otosata mo nashi

The string on the edge of the shamisen snapped suddenly, and after that, there was no sound

Pic.2,
かむろたより　　-　Kamuro Tayori
岩井半四郎　　　-　Iwai　Hanshirō
Iwai Hanshirō in role of Kamuro Tayori

Pic.3,
なにはの次郎作　- Naniwa no Jirōsaku
松本幸四郎 - Matsumoto Koshirō
Matsumoto Koshirō in role of Naniwa no Jirōsaku

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: read poem and roles on Kuniyasu woodprints
Posted By: manuD Sat, Sep 12, 2026
thank you very much for taking the time to read and translate these three captions.

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