It seems that this custom began around the time of these two examples and soon became popular, while it lasted until the time around the death of Sadanji ICHIKAWA in 1901; those prints were displayed and sold everywhere in book/print stores.
おおむねこの頃から行われたらしく、明治34年市川左団次の死去した頃まで盛んに行われ、絵草紙屋の店頭に並べられた。