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Source Description
In this scene from a comic play ("waki-kyogen"), a servant is dancing while holding an umbrella over his head. There are silver stripes on his robe and he wears gold socks ("tabi"). This dance occurs at the end of the play "Suehirogari," in which a master and his servant are preparing for New Year's. The play is considered felicious and was often performed at happy occasions, such as wedding celebrations, as well as at New Year's. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.
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Document identity
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318
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Kozuka with the Servant from the Play ""Suehirogari""
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Source metadata
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318
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title
Kozuka with the Servant from the Play ""Suehirogari""
description
In this scene from a comic play ("waki-kyogen"), a servant is dancing while holding an umbrella over his head. There are silver stripes on his robe and he wears gold socks ("tabi"). This dance occurs at the end of the play "Suehirogari," in which a master and his servant are preparing for New Year's. The play is considered felicious and was often performed at happy occasions, such as wedding celebrations, as well as at New Year's. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 不朽軒 壽盧; [Translation] Fukyûken Toshiyoshi
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shibuichi, gold
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16323
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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62614a7109f07f69
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