[Japan] Theatre set of five: Mejiza shin-kyôgen Ichikawa Goemon

kumiage gomai tsuzuki Tokyo Asakusa Maki kinban (A new play for the Mejiza theatre: Ishikawa Goemon, a set of five paper pop-ups in comic perfomances, Asakusa, Tokyo). Tokyo, Maki Kinban, 1897. 5 col. woodblock prints, measuring 37 x 24 cm. Includes cutout figures illustrating the capture of Goemon at the Fuji no Moro shrine. The first sheet presents an image of the assembled piece.

All w. hole in top left corner, as issued; first sheet mounted at top. Fine condition. *Ishikawa Goemon is a legendary Japanese folk hero, comparable to Robin Hood. After his failed assassination attempt on the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he and his son were executed by being boiled alive in an iron cauldron. (total 5)