Ama, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"
- Date:
- 1898/1903
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A Noh performer stands in three-quarter view against a plain pale blue-green ground, wearing a gilded dragon crown, long black flowing hair, and a purple robe patterned with gold triangular motifs over a bright vermillion under-robe. The figure holds a closed dark navy fan raised near the shoulder, with an ornamental sword or fan-shaped implement tucked behind the crown. Vertical columns of Japanese text run along the upper right, with the artist's signature and seals in the lower right; the color woodblock print is by Tsukioka Kōgyo, titled *Ama*, from the series "One Hundred Noh Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)," 1893.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ama, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)" was created by Tsukioka Kōgyo (月岡耕漁) in 1898/1903.
Ama, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)" depicts theater.