Drum and Keiro, A Kind of Musical Instrument Used for the Bugaku Dance, Takashima Chiharu, 19th century

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Drum and Keiro, A Kind of Musical Instrument Used for the Bugaku Dance, 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. ( x 10 cm), Prints, Takashima Chiharu (Japanese, 1777–1859) (?), The design of this surimono, a sumptuous print commissioned by one of the poetry clubs that flourished in the urban society of early-nineteenth-century Edo, uses the accoutrements of a Bugaku performance as auspicious imagery for a New Year's greeting

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Size: 3248px × 7081px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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