Three Dolls - Mitsuningyo

Japanese: 三人形 - みつにんぎょう

The title of a Kabuki dance piece. Tokiwazu. One of the three-part dance series "Sono Sugata Hana no Utsushie." First performed at the Edo Nakamuraza in March 1818 (Bunsei 1). Lyrics by Sakurada Jisuke II, music by Kishizawa Uwasa. Choreography by Fujima Kanjuro I. Performers are Bando Mitsugoro III, Nakamura Shikan (later Nakamura Utaemon III), and Iwai Hanshiro V. Set in Nakanomachi, Yoshiwara, Edo, the three dancers are a Tanzen samurai, a Tanzen slave, and a courtesan. The piece likens the extravagant customs of these three people to dolls, and is characterized by their old-fashioned Tanzen style. [Kisaragi Aoko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

歌舞伎舞踊の曲名。常磐津。三変化所作事《其姿花図絵（そのすがたはなのうつしえ）》の一曲。1818年(文政1)3月江戸中村座初演。作詞2世桜田治助，作曲岸沢右和佐。振付初世藤間勘十郎。演者は3世坂東三津五郎，中村芝翫(のちの3世中村歌右衛門)，5世岩井半四郎。江戸吉原仲の町で，丹前武士，丹前奴，傾城の3人が踊る。この3人の華美な風俗を人形に見立てて呼んだ作品で，古風な丹前ぶりが特徴。【如月青子】

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