Performance of Sarugaku for Lord Higashiyama (Higashiyama dono Sarugaku kōgyō no zu)
Woodblock Print
1847-1852 (made)
1847-1852 (made)
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In 1465 the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436-1490) commissioned the palace retreat Higashiyamadono in the Eastern Hills of Kyoto. Sarugaku was the precursor to Noh, and in this idealised print we see many male characters from later plays appearing together on a formal Noh stage at the palace. The long calligraphic text states that this performance was presented to Yoshimasa's favoured retainers to celebrate his wife's pregnancy.
Object details
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| Title | Performance of Sarugaku for Lord Higashiyama (Higashiyama dono Sarugaku kōgyō no zu) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodblock printed colours on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print triptych, 'Performance of Sarugaku at the Higashiyama Palace' by Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873), Japan, 1847-1852. |
| Physical description | Triptych woodblock print, printed colours on paper |
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| Object history | Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | In 1465 the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436-1490) commissioned the palace retreat Higashiyamadono in the Eastern Hills of Kyoto. Sarugaku was the precursor to Noh, and in this idealised print we see many male characters from later plays appearing together on a formal Noh stage at the palace. The long calligraphic text states that this performance was presented to Yoshimasa's favoured retainers to celebrate his wife's pregnancy. |
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| Accession number | E.12217-1886 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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