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Scene from the play Ataka, from the series Pictures of Noh Plays

Artist (Japanese, 1869-1927)
Publisher/Publishing House (Japanese, founded 1764)
CultureJapanese
Date1897
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 number2008.40.108
DescriptionBenkei and Yoshitsune at Ataka barrier. 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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