Vagabond Plain, detail: page 39 of 54
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 number2019-5-39
DescriptionTranslation:[Upper right]
Narrator: Ah, good to hear. So, where we gonna put your head, brother? Can't build a house yourself...
[Upper left]
You'll need a hand for that...
[Upper center right]
Even a hovel is a serious undertaking!
[Upper center left]
Then again, can't leave you out in the cold... You could stay with me, if it suits you.
Akira: Anywhere would be...
[Lower center right]
Narrator: It's settled then. My place is called the Clear Wind Retreat. Ha ha ha!
[Lower center left]
Moving on to business, a room is 350 yen a month... With meals, 500.
[Lower right]
In principle, you get white rice. But please, no complaints over the occasional substitute.
[Lower left]
For first-timers, I ask a half-month's rent up front...
Akira: Just a room is fine.
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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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