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
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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).