Kunichika version of Hanawi Oume no ryakuden
Copped and cropped from Nishigaki Bunko
Kunimasa version of Hanawi Oume no ryakuden
Copped and cropped from Birth of News
Hanai Omume, Kinsei jinbutsu shi, No. 11
Yamato shinbun, 20 August 1888, No. 263
Yosha Bunko
Hanai Oume no ryakuden
1887-6-9 (incident), 1887-8-20 (KJS-11)
"News drama" murder

Story summary

On 9 June 1887, Hanai Oume, a geisha who owns a Tokyo restaurant, kills her lover, Minekichi (Kamekichi).

Commentary

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See Dramatizations of news for more examples of early Meiji prints that reflect how current events inspired theater.

Print particulars

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Provenance

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Principal sources

This print was first introduced on this website.

Yosha Bunko