Imagawa Honryo Nekomatayakata

Japanese: 《今川本領猫魔館》 - いまがわほんりょうねこまたやかた
Imagawa Honryo Nekomatayakata

...Many of them depict the curse of a mysterious cat in relation to a family dispute. An old example is the puppet play Imagawa Honryo Nekomatayakata, a collaborative work by Bunkodo, Senzenken, Miyoshi Shoraku and others, which premiered at the Osaka Takemotoza in April 1740 (Genbun 5), and features a mysterious cat in the context of the family dispute within the Imagawa clan. A famous Kabuki piece is Hitori Tabi Gojuyu San Tsugi, written by Tsuruya Nanboku IV and performed at the Edo Kawarazakiza in June 1827 (Bunsei 10)....

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Imagawa Honryo Nekoma Mansion" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…お家騒動にからめて怪猫のたたりを描くものが多い。古くは1740年(元文5)4月大坂竹本座初演,文耕堂,千前軒,三好松洛ら合作の人形浄瑠璃《今川本領猫魔館(いまがわほんりようねこまたやかた)》があり,今川家のお家騒動に怪猫を配している。歌舞伎では1827年(文政10)6月江戸河原崎座,4世鶴屋南北作《独道中五十三駅(ひとりたびごじゆうさんつぎ)》が有名。…

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