Sansho, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"
- Date:
- 1898
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Three bearded Noh figures kneel against a plain cream ground: at left a pair in teal and brown patterned robes, one holding a round fan, and at right a solitary figure in a pale green floral robe with a dark blue headdress, facing them with a small object in hand. A small inset landscape painting of pine and rocky cliffs appears in the upper right, beside columns of Japanese text. Printed in 1893 by Tsukioka Kōgyo, this color woodblock print, "Sansho," is from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sansho, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" was created by Tsukioka Kōgyo (月岡耕漁) in 1898.
Sansho, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)" depicts theater.