The Actor Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)"
- Date:
- 1925
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 39.8 × 27.3 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
Every Shunsen print from the 36-actor series and the supplemental 15-print series (1929–1931) was limited to ~150 copies, making all original Watanabe impressions inherently scarce. Mica backgrounds and vivid color are key condition criteria that separate first from later impressions.
From the Shunsen nigao shu (1925), this print shows Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, the outlaw whose name ("bleached bones") signals his connection to the world of wandering ronin and highway danger. Matsusuke specialized in character roles of this type, and Shunsen renders his portrayal with appropriate roughness: the face older and harder than the romantic leads, the expression carrying the weariness and wariness of a man who has survived by staying alert.
1927
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
1955
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)" was created by Natori Shunsen (名取春仙) in 1925.
Yes — The Actor Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)" is part of the Creative Prints: Collection of Portraits of Actors series by Natori Shunsen.
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1925).
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)" depicts kabuki.
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke IV as Nozarashi Kohei, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)" measures 39.8 × 27.3 cm (Oban format).