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Titles
- Burai heiya
- 無頼平野
Artist
Tsuge Tadao
(Japan, born 1941)
Date1975
GeographyJapan
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions13 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (34.3 × 24.5 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LinePartial purchase, partial gift of the artist, 2019
Object number2019-5-36
DescriptionTranslation:[Upper right]
Narrator: It's all about luck. Got luck, and you can eat your fill. Wonderful, no?
[Upper left]
No one to blame if things don't turn out for you.
[Upper center right]
Narrator: Oh, Mr. Gin...
Mr. Gin: Hey.
[Upper center left]
Narrator: Look, another one washed in.
Akira: My name is Akira Sato.
[Lower center right]
Mr. Gin: Welcome. That sounds like it could be your real name...
[Lower center left]
Akira: Uh... it is...
[Lower right]
Narrator: See, around here, no one uses their real name.
[Lower left]
Mr. Gin: Ha ha, you're welcome regardless. By the way, any interesting news?
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Translation by Ryan Holmberg. See Tadao Tsuge and Ryan Holmberg, Slum Wolf, New York: New York Review Comics, 2018.
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