能楽風俗図絵巻|Six Noh Performances in Scenes from Daily Life

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late 17th–early 18th century · Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper · Asian Art

This unusual handscroll features scenes from six popular Noh plays depicted amid the daily lives of townspeople. Each painting was made on a separate sheet, which were all joined to form a long handscroll. It is likely that the scroll originally included inscriptions or excerpts between the paintings, from the six plays: Orangutan, Wind in the Pines, The Monk Shunkan, Rashōmon Gate, Chikubushima Island, and The Beach at Takasago.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Medium

Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Carol and John Lyden, 2001