by Artist (5)
Tsukioka Kogyo,
Japanese,
(1869–1927)
Pictures of Noh Plays: Noh Stage, Spring 1898
Ink on Paper
9 1/16 in. x 13 1/16 in. (230.19 mm x 331.79 mm)
Pictures of Noh Plays: Noh Stage, Spring 1898
Ink on Paper
9 1/16 in. x 13 1/16 in. (230.19 mm x 331.79 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lilian Miller
Accession Number:
44.1.41
Alternate Title:
No-gaku zue: Noh Stage
Commentary
A Noh theater typically has a thrust stage with an entry walkway to one side and a backdrop of a painted pine tree. During a performance, the musicians sit along the back of the stage, the chorus is on one side of the stage, and the actors enter and leave from the opposite side on a long raised runway.
Marks
Japanese text along the right edge, outside of image (4 1/2 lines).
Medium
Colored ink woodblock on paper.
Object Description
A Noh theater typically has a thrust stage with an entry walkway to one side and a backdrop of a painted pine tree. During a performance, the chorus and musicians sit along the back of the stage, and the actors enter and leave along the walkway.
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