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Onoe Matsusuke IV as Kōmori Yasu (The Bat) in the play “Yowa nasake ukina no yokogushi

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Onoe Matsusuke IV as Kōmori Yasu (The Bat) in the play “Yowa nasake ukina no yokogushi

Artist Yamamura Kōka (Toyonari) (Japanese, 1885 - 1942)

Publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō (Japanese)

Depicted Onoe Matsusuke IV (Japanese, 1843 – 1928)

Date1917

PeriodTaishō period (1912–1926)

MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper

DimensionsOverall: 16 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (41.3 × 29.2 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, 2019

Object numberSN11673

In the play, Sympathetic Chatter and the Scandalous Haircomb, Onoe Matsusuke is a petty criminal called Kōmori Yasu, or “Yasu the Bat,” in reference to the bat-shaped mark tattooed on his cheek as a punishment for a past crime. Matsusuke first performed this colorful role in 1909 to great acclaim, and revisited it several times over his career, making it one of his signature pieces.

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Onoe Matsusuke IV as Kōmori Yasu (The Bat) in the play “Yowa nasake ukina no yokogushi", from Shin Nagao magazine, Issue 1

Onoe Matsusuke IV as Kōmori Yasu (The Bat) in the play “Yowa nasake ukina no yokogushi", from Shin Nagao magazine, Issue 1

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