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Subject:Re: Identify Actor in Toyokuni I Print
Posted By: Stan Tue, May 02, 2023
Thank you, gentlemen.
I referenced the kabuki21.com site hoping to find a play the actors were both in to further date the print. They acted opposite each other half a dozen times between 1814 and 1822. Thus, I wasn't able to narrow the date down any closer than that. I tried to use I. Nagy's word 'sagari' as a clue, but the word didn't appear in write-up. Those two characters to the right really threw me.
Here is an interesting/entertaining note from the page about Bando Mitsugoro:
Bandô Mitsugorô III was one of the best tachiyaku of the Bunka (1804~1818) and Bunsei (1818~1830) eras and a great dancer who was excellent in the quick-changes multi-roles dances. He was also famous for his acting rivalry with the Kamigata actor Nakamura Utaemon III (street-fights between groups of fans were not unusual according to the chronicles).
Below is another recent purchase. Another Toyokuni I print of the actor Bando Mitsugoro in the role of Ukiyo Tohei. As you may be able to guess, I am a fan of Toyokuni I.
Cheers,
Stan
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