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Kabuki actor as the villain Tateba no Taheji
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Kabuki actor as the villain Tateba no Taheji

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi · 1862-05-09 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Credit lineKabuki actor as the villain Tateba no Taheji. 1862-05-09. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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