Kabuki actor as the villain Tateba no Taheji, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1862 Canvas Print

Kabuki actor as the villain Tateba no Taheji, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1862 Canvas Print

Kabuki actor Kawarasaki Gonjurô in the role of the villain Tateba no Taheji. The smoke in the background comes from the fires that carriers made at resting places (tateba) to scare away mosquitoes and thus refers to the name of the crook played: Tateba no Taheji. Scene from the play Shôbu awase adauchi kôdan, Gappo ga tsuji mono, first performed at the Ichimura theatre in May 1810.

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