Description
Shin hanga depiction of a comic kagura dance. The placard above the stage reads Kaguraden 神楽殿, or "kagura hall," the part of a Shintō shrine where sacred music and dances are performed.
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Title
- Kagura: Koyasu Ichinomiya Shrine
- （神楽） 子安 一の宮神社
Contributors
- Ishiwata Kōitsu (Artist)
- 石渡 江逸 (Artist)
- The Pride Publishing Company (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
1931
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Identifier
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier ValueASUM 2008.023.002
Note
- Dimensions: 15 x 10 ⅛ in. (38.10 x 25.72 cm)
- Markings: Artist's signature: Kōitsu ga 江逸 画 Artist's seal: Kōitsu 江逸 (lozenge, red, positive, horizontal, right-to-left text) Publisher's seal: Hanmoto Watanabe Han Gaya 版元 渡邊 版 畫店 Date: Shōwa roku nen kugatsu saku 昭和六年九月作
- Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter
- This scene depicts a kagura, or “god-entertainment,” which was a type of theatrical dance. The dance was originally a sacred one, performed by miko, shrine maidens, at the imperial court.
- Ishiwata Kōitsu specialized in landscape prints, usually featuring dramatic lighting and atmosphere. Though he began his career as a textile designer and painter, he started making woodblock prints in 1930 under the guidance of Kawase Hasui. He was part of the Shin Hanga or New Print movement (1916-1950s), which sought to revitalize the ukiyo-e print tradition of the past.
