Toboku, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"
- Date:
- 1898/1903
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A single robed figure stands in three-quarter rear view against a bare tan background, long black hair trailing down the back, holding a folded fan raised near the face. The figure wears a purple outer robe patterned with a gold and cream cloud-and-crane (or bird) motif over a bright orange under-robe, with white tabi visible beneath the hem. In the upper right corner, a small inset panel on pink and green ground depicts a flowering plum branch, alongside vertical Japanese text and a red seal; the overall palette is muted purple, orange, and tan, giving a quiet, formal mood. Tsukioka Kōgyo, "Toboku," from the series *One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)*, 1893, color woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Toboku, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)" was created by Tsukioka Kōgyo (月岡耕漁) in 1898/1903.
Toboku, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)" depicts theater.