Kabuki actor as the villain Tateba no Taheji, Kabuki actor Kawarasaki Gonjuro in the role of the villain Tateba no Taheji. The smoke in the background comes from the fires that porters made at resting places (tateba) to chase away mosquitoes and thus refers to the name of the villain played: Tateba no Taheji. Scene from the play Shobu awase adauchi kodan, Gappo ga tsuji mono, first performed at the Ichimura Theatre in May 1810. print maker: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, (mentioned on object), publisher: Seibundo, (mentioned on object), Japan, 9-May-1862, paper, color woodcut, height 366 mm x width 246 mm.