"Edo Proud Love Merchant" - Edo Jiman Koi no Akindo

...The main theme of the Joruri play "Nisei no Kumi Obi" by Miyakoji Bungo was the late Kyoho or Genbun period (1730-40), with the elder daughter Ofusa, the younger daughter Koito, and Ofusa's husband who becomes deeply intimate with Koito, played by Sasshichi. The first Kabuki adaptation of this love story was "Satsuki Matsu Soga no Tachibana" (written by Horikawa Jizai, January 1754 at Edo Ichimura-za), which was adapted to incorporate the world of the Sogas, and was then performed as puppet plays "Ito Sakura Honmachi Iku" (written by Kigami Taro, March 1777 at Edo Gaiki-za) and "Edo Jiman Koi Shounin" (written by Tomosaburo and Onigane, March 1777 at Edo Hizen-za). The former was adapted into Kabuki play "Honmachi Iku Ukina Hanako" and performed at Nakamura-za in May 1777. His calligraphy works include Kokoro no Nazo Toke Tairoito (Colored Thread that Solves the Mystery of the Heart) (written by Tsuruya Nanboku IV, 1810) and Edo Ikugosai Sasshichi (written by Kawatake Shinshichi III, 1898).

*Some of the terminology used in "Edo's Proud Love Merchant" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…この唄を核として宮古路豊後の浄瑠璃正本《二世の組帯》が享保末か元文ころ(1730‐40)に成立し，姉娘をおふさ，妹娘を小糸，おふさの婿で小糸と深い仲となる相手を左七としている。この情話を最初に歌舞伎化したのが《皐需曾我橘（さつきまつそがのたちばな）》(壕越二三治作，1754年1月江戸市村座)で，曾我の世界にからめて脚色，ついで人形浄瑠璃に《糸桜本町育》(紀上太郎作，1777年3月江戸外記座)と《江戸自慢恋商人》(友三郎･鬼眼作，1777年3月江戸肥前座)が上演され，歌舞伎では前者を脚色した《本町育浮名花聟》が中村座で1777年5月に演じられた。書替物としては，《心謎解色糸（こころのなぞとけたいろいと）》(4世鶴屋南北作，1810)，《江戸育御祭佐七》(3世河竹新七作，1898)などがある。…

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