Art Archive • Sharaku
Ukiyo-e
Ōkubi-e
Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinojō in the Play Katakiuchi noriyaibanashi
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Tōshūsai Sharaku. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (public domain).
About this work
Matsushita Mikinojō from A Medley of Tales of Revenge — youthful samurai poise captured in Sharaku’s restrained line.
Onoe Matsusuke I plays the young retainer Matsushita Mikinojō. The portrait shows Sharaku modulating intensity downward without losing presence.
Viewing notes
Contrast this restrained youth with Komazō’s heavier revenge-hero brows.
Study the subtle asymmetry that keeps the face alive rather than icon-like.
Check mica grain around the collar line — often the first place kirazuri wears.
Extended Japanese viewing notes: 尾上松助の松下造酒之進.