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| Stockno.: | | Artist: | Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豐國 (1769-1825) (attributed to) | Description: | The actor Bando Hikosaburo III in the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi and Arashi Hinasuke II in the role of Ishikawa Goemon.
Published by Nishimuraya Yohachi. Date: 1800.
The drama "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri" was written directly for the Kabuki by the playwright Namiki Gohei I and was produced for the first time in the 4th month of 1778 by the zamoto Ogawa Kichitarô I in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai [casting]. The roles of Ishikawa Goemon and his sworn enemy Mashiba Hisayoshi were played by Arashi
Hinasuke I and Onoe Kikugorô I. The play was performed in Edo under the title "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri" but kept its original title "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri" in the Kamigata theaters. | |
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