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Illustrations on Bugaku (Bugakuzu) 舞楽図 (ぶがくず)

Takashima Chiharu 高島千春

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts an open book with two facing pages. The pages are yellowed and off-white in color. There are two illustrations of men on the pages. The man on the left has fair skin and wears a tall yellow and red hat. He wears a red robe with a pattern and green pants. The man on the right has fair skin and wears a gray hat. He wears a vest over a white robe with red and blue trim. The man on the right's robe has a red sash trailing behind him. The background of both pages has vertical black Japanese text. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1823–28
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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