

The image depicts a scene from a Noh dance by Kosetsu. The scene shows two people, one on the left and one on the right. The person on the left is a man with long blond hair and a blue-green top with darker green spots. He wears a brown skirt with a darker brown geometric pattern. The man on the left has a white daisy-like flower on his right hip. The person on the right has dark hair. The person on the right wears a beige robe and kneels on the ground while holding a long curved staff. The background is beige with black Japanese writing. The image appears to be a woodblock print with some red markings.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1820
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 543 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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