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西川 筆の海 Viewing and reviewing “Nishikawa’s Inkwell”. AAS Annual Conference 2010 Jenny Preston, PhD candidate, SOAS. Nishikawa fude no umi (Nishikawa’s Inkwell) front cover. ôbon, sumizuri. A Pillowbook of Libidinous Actors 好色 役者枕かえし 1719.
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西川筆の海Viewing and reviewing “Nishikawa’s Inkwell” AASAnnual Conference 2010 Jenny Preston, PhD candidate, SOAS
Nishikawa fude no umi (Nishikawa’s Inkwell) front cover ôbon, sumizuri
A Pillowbook of Libidinous Actors 好色役者枕かえし1719
Kôshoku yakusha: preface and opening section of the first narrative with the crest of Sakakiyama Shirotarô 榊山四郎太郎 この紋の思わく有
Makurabon taiheki枕本大開1720: A Pillowbook of Great Peace, or, A Pillowbook of the Great Cunt Tsubone of the corridor :かいろの局 Tsubone of rock and tree いわきの局
Kôshoku yakusha: the Kyoto actor Yamatoyama Jinzaemon 大和山甚左衛門 with the papermaker in the Kamo river Woman: You’re Yamatoyama sama aren’t you? Oooo, feels good Man: Aah, I’m in…. Man: Now shake it
Kôshoku yakusha: the Kyoto actorKatayama Kozaemon片山小左衛門 with the stone seller from Hakusan after a glass of sake Woman: Haven’t I seen you on stage somewhere? Man: Aah, I’m coming…
The Kyoto actor Adachi Saburôsaemon 安達三郎左衛門. Child A: Just like dogs Child B: Shall we chuck water over them Woman: This is a bit sudden Man: Listen, I’m in now
The actors Arashi San’emon (Osaka) 嵐三右衛門 (right) and Sakakiyama Jinsuke (Kyoto) 榊山甚助 I just can’t handle this any longer Woman: Oooh Arashi-san…
Actor: 市川九蔵 Ichikawa Kyûzo Edo 女正ニ死セントスルノ光景顔容ヲ見ルモノ一子俄然トシテ立 The woman looks as if she’s about to die, just looking at her face, you get hard
額ノ八ノ字ニ宜シク注目スベキ悲悦氾濫トセンモノハ人情ヲ知レテトラエラレシ額ノ八ノ字ニ宜シク注目スベキ悲悦氾濫トセンモノハ人情ヲ知レテトラエラレシ Take a good look at the creased forehead, the overflowing of sadness and happiness, you can tell this is meant as an Indication of human feeling Actor: 水木竹十郎 Mizuki Takejûrô Edo
Ozaki Kyûya 尾崎久弥1927-28 (Shôwa 2-3) addenda to Nishikawa Fude no Umi