Scenes from Kyōgen Theater right of a pair, mid 19th century, Fukushima Chikaharu, Japanese, 1811 - 1882, 63 1/8 × 136 1/2 in. ( × cm) (image)64 1/2 × 138 × 3/4 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Ink, color, and silver foil on paper, Japan, 19th century, In this pair of screens, Kyōgen actors perform two comic plays. The left screen depicts a scene from Fuku no kami ('God of Good Luck') during which the god, shown in red at the left, descends to earth for a night of frolicking at New Year's. The right screen portrays a scene from the skit Suehirogari

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