Terada Akitoyo – White Lion Dance (Shakkyo)
$125.00
In stock
Description
A dancer is performing the lion dance in the noh play "Shakkyo". O-e Hiromoto (1148-1225), one of the legendary warriors in Japan, was converted to Buddhism and became a priest. He went to China (as a priest,the Monk Jakushō) to practice the austerities. One day he is about to cross a stone bridge across a ravine when a child appears. He hears from the child that the land on the other side of the bridge is the Paradise of the deity Monju Bosatsu. After a while, a lion emerges and gambols and dances among the peony flowers - the king of beast enjoying the most majestic of flowers.
This scene was dramatized in the Noh play "Shakkyo" (Stone Bridge).
Excellent usage of gold metallic printing and embossing.
Terada Akitoyo – White Lion Dance (Shakkyo)
$125.00
In stock
Additional information
| Artist | Akitoyo, Terada |
|---|---|
| Condition | (A) Very Good Condition |
| Date | 1940s-1950s |
| Publisher | Uchida Bijutsu Hangashi |
| Edition | Early Edition |
| Subjects | Actor, Kabuki |
| Size | Oban (10"x15") |
Description
A dancer is performing the lion dance in the noh play "Shakkyo". O-e Hiromoto (1148-1225), one of the legendary warriors in Japan, was converted to Buddhism and became a priest. He went to China (as a priest,the Monk Jakushō) to practice the austerities. One day he is about to cross a stone bridge across a ravine when a child appears. He hears from the child that the land on the other side of the bridge is the Paradise of the deity Monju Bosatsu. After a while, a lion emerges and gambols and dances among the peony flowers - the king of beast enjoying the most majestic of flowers.
This scene was dramatized in the Noh play "Shakkyo" (Stone Bridge).
Excellent usage of gold metallic printing and embossing.
In stock