Kyogen Performers, Attributed to Hanzan, 19th century


Kyogen Performers, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 x 16 13/16 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Attributed to Hanzan (Matsukawa) (Japanese, 1820–1882), In the play Suehirogari, a daimyo master sends his servant, Tarokaja, to buy a suehiro, an auspicious name for a fan. Because Tarokaja does not understand this term, he is easily tricked by a dishonest merchant at the market into buying an old umbrella


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