Bugaku Imperial Court Dance 17th century Japan As early as the sixth or seventh century, dance and music from China and Korea were combined with native songs for court performances known as gagaku. Performed from the tenth century at court functions and banquets by nobles and by hereditary guilds of professional musicians under the patronage of the Imperial Family, gagaku and its dance repertoire, bugaku, were an important part of life at the Kyoto Bugaku Imperial Court Dance. Japan. 17th century. Handscroll from set of two; ink, color, and gold on paper. Edo period (1615–1868). Painti
Bugaku Imperial Court Dance 17th century Japan As early as the sixth or seventh century, dance and music from China and Korea were combined with native songs for court performances known as gagaku. Performed from the tenth century at court functions and banquets by nobles and by hereditary guilds of professional musicians under the patronage of the Imperial Family, gagaku and its dance repertoire, bugaku, were an important part of life at the Kyoto Bugaku Imperial Court Dance. Japan. 17th century. Handscroll from set of two; ink, color, and gold on paper. Edo period (1615–1868). Paintings
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