KŌGYO Tsukioka. (1867-1927)
Sagi (The Heron) 1926
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Series
- One Hundred Noh Plays. Noh Ga Taikan
- Publisher
- Seibi Shoin
ôban yoko-e, 37.4 cm × 25.4 cm
Excellent impression, colour and condition. Original cover sheet and print information.
The ghost of the white heron performs the Noh dance Sagimidare. On a winter's morning by a lake in the Imperial garden (Shinsen-en), the emperor sees a white heron (shite) and demands the bird be captured. At first, the terrified heron flies away, but realises that the order has come from the emperor and returns to perform a celebratory dance.
Signed Kōgyo with artist's seal.
Literature: The Beauty of Silence. Hotei Publishing. IBSN 9789004193857
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