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Scene from the play The Priest with the Faltering Tread (Yoroboshi), from the series Pictures of Noh Plays

Artist (Japanese, 1869-1927)
Publisher/Publishing House (Japanese, founded 1764)
CultureJapanese
Date20 Sep 1898
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 number2008.40.92
DescriptionBlind beggar-priest. 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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