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Scene from the play Saigyo and the Cherry Blossom (Saigyozakura), from the series Pictures of Noh Plays

Artist (Japanese, 1869-1927)
Publisher/Publishing House (Japanese, founded 1764)
CultureJapanese
Date5 Mar 1900
Mediumcolor woodblock
Dimensionssheet (approx.): 9 x 13 in. (22.9 x 33 cm)
Classificationsprints
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Thomas S. Kenan III, the Thomas S. Kenan III Foundation, and The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund
Object number2008.40.46
DescriptionSaigyo and the cherry tree. One of a group of 115 Woodblock prints of Nohgaku Zue (Illustrations of Noh Performance) from a series of 261 images in the horizontal Ohban (folio) format, (1897-1902).
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