三味線ひとり稽古
Subtitle: hauta teodori hitori geiko
By: Nakamaru sen ; Yoshimori ga
Publisher: Bun no ya Nakamaru?
Published: 1860
Place of publication: Edo?
Language: jpn
Number of pages: 14
Subjects: Dance; Kabuki; Shamisen
Other titles: Shamisen hitori geiko; Samisen hitori geiko; Hauta hitori geiko
Description: Self-instruction manual for shamisen and kabuki-style dance: the songs in this manual are all hauta, a type of popular, short lyric song. Each leaf has a dance master's name, the title and song lyrics, shamisen music notation (in red), and dance instructions (illustrated with dancing figures and written in text). The dances are from the Fujima, Nakamura, Bandō, Sawamura, and Nishikawa schools of kabuki dance.
Notes: Title from the illustrated tobira (tobiradai).

From the collection of John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward.

Imperfect: may be missing at least 1 leaf as there do not appear to be any Nishikawa school dances; according to the preface, Nishikawa is included and a reference source lists one Nishikawa dance as appearing in this title. Also seem to be missing one of the Bandō school dances but there is what may be an additional Sawamura dance. Additional information in the Bibliographic File. Some worm holes.

Stabbed, sewn; possibly issued as an album-format book (gajōsō) or a set of unbound prints and later stab sewn at the right outer edges; in prefab, 28 cm.