Famous Views of the Tokaido: Enjoying a Midday Noh Performance
Description
The composition is divided into two registers: below, on a green floor, a seated figure in an elaborate dark patterned robe with gold cord accessories offers or receives a small cup from an elegant woman in a blue floral kimono, flanked by two attendants in red-accented kimono and small lacquered stands with food and vessels between them; above, set against a deep blue night sky, a crowd of men in matching happi coats surges beneath a large red lantern inscribed with characters, carrying poles hung with rows of red paper lanterns and open gold parasols, with a dark rooftop and pine silhouette in the background. Vermillion cartouches with vertical Japanese text appear in the upper corners, and the border is left as plain cream-toned paper. This woodblock print by Kawanabe Kyosai is part of the series *Famous Views of the Tokaido: Enjoying a Midday Noh Performance* (date unknown).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Famous Views of the Tokaido: Enjoying a Midday Noh Performance was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Famous Views of the Tokaido: Enjoying a Midday Noh Performance depicts landscapes, kabuki, and travel scenes.