Eijiro Asada

...The robbers were actually his father, Yajiemon, and his clerk, Koubei, and he followed their advice and married Ukina. He is said to have been modeled on Izumiya Jinsuke (Tashin) of Sanjikkenbori, one of the 18 great streets, or on Asada Eijiro, the father of the Japanese scholar Kishimoto Yuzuru. With his comical appearance, especially the shape of his nose, Ukina became synonymous with conceit. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Asada Eijiro" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…強盗は実は父の弥二右衛門と番頭の候兵衛で，2人の意見にしたがい，浮名と夫婦になって納まる。モデルは十八大通の一人三十間堀の和泉屋甚助(太申（たしん）)とも，国学者岸本由豆流（ゆづる）の父浅田栄二郎ともいわれる。こっけいな風貌，とくに鼻の形に特色があり，艶二郎はうぬぼれの代名詞となった。…

※「浅田栄二郎」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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