Events Throughout the Twelve Months of the Year, late 17th - early 18th century, Tosa School, Japanese, active early 15th - 19th century, 9 3/4 in. ( cm), Ink, color, and gofun on paper, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e, This handscroll depicts scenes associated with each of the twelve months. The first scene, shown on the right, shows a pair of traveling entertainers who go door to door at New Years. Their lively dance to the accompaniment of the tsutsumi, a small drum held on the shoulder, was filled with exaggerated gestures and light hearted puns, to the great amusement of the townspeople

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