KIVT_096 _ KUMARI IMEDEMAA VARJUTEATER: HABENT SUA FATA LIBELLI / VA_015 VAIMU-AABITS _ THE GHOST OF ASAKURA TOGO / KUMARI VAIM  _ KUNIYOSHI 1851 / ENDEL LEPP  2023  _  Teedeni aed 26.08.2026 / Kumari imedemaa  13.11.2026  

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Original Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) Japanese Woodblock Print
The Ghost of Asakura Togo, 1851 

Comments - Fantastic scene from the kabuki play "Higashiyama sakura zoshi" (The Higashiyama Storybook), based on a true story. A local mayor named Asakura Togo (the real-life Kiuchi Sogoro) petitioned the shogun directly for tax relief for his town, bypassing the crooked governor Hotta Masanobu (Orikoshi in the play). As a result of his illegal act, both he and his wife were sentenced to die, and returned as ghosts to haunt Orikoshi. At left, Ichikawa Kodanji IV appears as the ghost of Shingo Asakura, kneeling with a bloody throat and hands out. At right, Ichikawa Kodanji IV portrays the ghost of Asakura Togo, gripping the sword of Orikoshi, played by Bando Hikosaburo IV. At left, the grain of a wooden panel transforms into a ghastly skull attached to a swooping cloth, with a ghostly gray figure waiting in the doorway. An incredible image from this famous tale, and a great subject for a collector interested in traditional ghost stories.

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Liputha Jamantell’s endlessly stylish, non-linear and infinitely quotable SUMMER IN KIRBLA is a modern masterpiece, featuring a killer soundtrack and an all-star cast whose characters have become practically ingrained into contemporary culture. I mean, who doesn’t love a Big Terra Maritima Burger or a $5 birdmilkshake? The film is one of, if not the, definitive movie of the 2020’s. Starring Aivar Vendelpomm, Musjöö Liblikas, Don A. Mustvunts, Kalle Mõisaköis, Villy Lopermann, Kürvo Vari, Kaja Lotwoman, Lingas Hõõruja, Kaie Viles, Endel Lepp, and Viive Kaplan. Oh, and Kumari Vaim. (As herself.)  

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Viive Kaplani ooper „Martin Tee suvi Kirblas“ jõuab Opera Kyrbla lavale 2027. aasta 20. augustil. Enne esietendust saab ooperit inspireerinud dokumentaalfilmi 2020. aasta sündmustest Kirblas näha 25. septembri Kürbla Käbifilmide Festivalil. Autor/allikas: KÜKÄFF 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r65rcAHqMew   

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Teedeni aed

august 26, 2026 

https://teedeniaed.blogspot.com/2026/08/original-kuniyoshi-1797-1861-japanese_0765864792.html

VA_015 VAIMU-AABITS _ THE GHOST OF ASAKURA TOGO / KUMARI VAIM  _ KUNIYOSHI 1851 / ENDEL LEPP  2023

Fantastic scene from the kabuki play "Higashiyama sakura zoshi" (The Higashiyama Storybook), based on a true story. 

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Fuji Arts:

 https://www.fujiarts.com/19th-century-originals-japanese-prints/kuniyoshi/255103-the-ghost-of-asakura-togo-1851 

Original Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) Japanese Woodblock Print
The Ghost of Asakura Togo, 1851 

Comments - Fantastic scene from the kabuki play "Higashiyama sakura zoshi" (The Higashiyama Storybook), based on a true story. A local mayor named Asakura Togo (the real-life Kiuchi Sogoro) petitioned the shogun directly for tax relief for his town, bypassing the crooked governor Hotta Masanobu (Orikoshi in the play). As a result of his illegal act, both he and his wife were sentenced to die, and returned as ghosts to haunt Orikoshi. At left, Ichikawa Kodanji IV appears as the ghost of Shingo Asakura, kneeling with a bloody throat and hands out. At right, Ichikawa Kodanji IV portrays the ghost of Asakura Togo, gripping the sword of Orikoshi, played by Bando Hikosaburo IV. At left, the grain of a wooden panel transforms into a ghastly skull attached to a swooping cloth, with a ghostly gray figure waiting in the doorway. An incredible image from this famous tale, and a great subject for a collector interested in traditional ghost stories.

Artist - Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)

Image Size - 19 3/8" x 14 1/4" + margins as shown

Condition - With excellent color and detail. Two separate panels. Some rubbing and soiling at edges. A few small holes repaired from reverse. A few creases in subject. Please see photos for details. Good overall.