Original production - Shohonjitate

Japanese: 正本製 - しょうほんじたて

A collection of 12 stories, 25 volumes and 69 books. Written by Ryutei Tanehiko. Illustrated by Utagawa Kunisada. Published between Bunka 12 and Tenpo 2 (1815-31 ). This is a kusazoshi book that dramatizes seven famous stories from the world of Kabuki, such as Osome Hisamatsu and Yugiri Izaemon, into a fantastical style, and makes use of the format of a theatrical script by including stage directions and props. The main characters in the illustrations are given portraits of popular actors of the time, giving the book the feel of a theatrical play, and it was well received for its interesting idea of turning Kabuki into paper. The title means "script-style work."

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Japanese:

合巻。一二編二五巻六九冊。柳亭種彦作。歌川国貞画。文化一二～天保二年（一八一五‐三一）刊。お染久松・夕霧伊左衛門など歌舞伎の世界で著名な七つの話を伝奇的に脚色し、ト書(とがき)や道具立てなども記して演劇台本の型を生かした草双紙。挿絵の主要人物には当時の人気役者の似顔をあて、芝居の雰囲気を持たせるという、紙上歌舞伎化の趣向の面白さによって好評を博した。書名は脚本風の作品の意。

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