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Musical Instruments for the Noh Dance

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese artwork depicting a still life. The still life consists of a drum with a tan top and black body on a red stand; the drum has two handles on either side and long red cords on either side. The drum sits to the right of a large fan with a gray, beige and white pattern fanned out on a cloth; the fan has a dark brown handle and a beige and brown semicircular object beside it on the cloth. To the left of the fan is a cylindrical object with a beige top and red body with a handle on one side; the object sits on a white cloth with a gray pattern. Behind the drum and fan is a beige fabric with a gray and red pattern; the fabric is draped over a surface. The background of the artwork is beige with Japanese writing; a circular emblem and red and gray banner are in the upper right.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 447 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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