Lottery ticket 100 Yen 1999 (Heisei 11) (Kabuki theatre: scene from a famous Japanese Kabuki drama, Kabuki masterpiece Kanadehon Chūshingura) (Serial # 179370) UNC
Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
The prize redemption period was: 14 December 1999 – 13 December 2000.
Remark: The illustration depicts actors in traditional Kabuki costumes, with elaborate robes, theatrical hairstyles and distinctive headwear. This lottery ticket celebrates Kabuki theatre and Japan's famous story of the 47 loyal samurai (47 rōnin). The drawing took place on Thursday, 9 December 1999 (平成11年12月9日(木). The lottery was issued by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (発売 東京都).
The small vertical purple panel reads:
歌舞伎名作シリーズ二十五
Kabuki Meisaku Shirīzu Nijūgo
Kabuki Masterpieces Series No. 25.
The large characters below it read:
忠臣蔵
Chūshingura – The Treasury of Loyal Retainers.
The inscription along the bottom of the illustration gives the full title:
本名題／仮名手本忠臣蔵
Honmyōdai / Kanadehon Chūshingura
The full theatrical title is Kanadehon Chūshingura, commonly translated as The Treasury of Loyal Retainers.
The characters shown are Kabuki performers representing figures from this drama. The exact scene is not identified on the ticket.
Catalogue Number: n/a
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts & Legend: 第1688回 東京都宝くじ — Dai 1688-kai Tōkyō-to Takarakuji — The 1,688th Tokyo Metropolitan Lottery. 09組 (9-kumi) – Group 9. Ticket price: ¥100. — 受託 第一勧業銀行 — Jutaku Dai-Ichi Kangyō Ginkō — Trustee: Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (略称 DKB) — This was a Japanese commercial bank that subsequently became part of Mizuho Financial Group.
Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
The prize redemption period was: 14 December 1999 – 13 December 2000.
Remark: The illustration depicts actors in traditional Kabuki costumes, with elaborate robes, theatrical hairstyles and distinctive headwear. This lottery ticket celebrates Kabuki theatre and Japan's famous story of the 47 loyal samurai (47 rōnin). The drawing took place on Thursday, 9 December 1999 (平成11年12月9日(木). The lottery was issued by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (発売 東京都).
The small vertical purple panel reads:
歌舞伎名作シリーズ二十五
Kabuki Meisaku Shirīzu Nijūgo
Kabuki Masterpieces Series No. 25.
The large characters below it read:
忠臣蔵
Chūshingura – The Treasury of Loyal Retainers.
The inscription along the bottom of the illustration gives the full title:
本名題／仮名手本忠臣蔵
Honmyōdai / Kanadehon Chūshingura
The full theatrical title is Kanadehon Chūshingura, commonly translated as The Treasury of Loyal Retainers.
The characters shown are Kabuki performers representing figures from this drama. The exact scene is not identified on the ticket.
Catalogue Number: n/a
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts & Legend: 第1688回 東京都宝くじ — Dai 1688-kai Tōkyō-to Takarakuji — The 1,688th Tokyo Metropolitan Lottery. 09組 (9-kumi) – Group 9. Ticket price: ¥100. — 受託 第一勧業銀行 — Jutaku Dai-Ichi Kangyō Ginkō — Trustee: Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (略称 DKB) — This was a Japanese commercial bank that subsequently became part of Mizuho Financial Group.
