舞楽・蘭陵王 - 今尾景年 - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
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Dutch-ambient yet English: Ack how to correct: This one says: 今尾景年’s multi-color woodblock print Dance Music: Lanling King, about 24 by 32 cm, depicting a dancer with a dragon-headed mask and a lavish red costume, with the artist’s seal 景年 and a red seal on the left, offered as a single sheet from the illustrated collection 都の錦; no frame, no cover, no colophon, and while the book publication year is 1891, the actual print year is unconfirmed; the print shows overall yellowing, a central vertical crease, small spots and stains, slight creases and edge wear, greenish specks in the lower margin,;
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今尾景年「舞楽・蘭陵王」〔説明用仮題〕—『都の錦』所収 多色木版画
A multi-color woodblock print by Imai Kinen, titled as an explanatory provisional name: “Bugaku – Lanling King,” from the collection “The City’s Brocade.”
The piece depicts a masked dancer wearing a headpiece with a dragon motif and a splendid red costume. From the mask, costume, and the staff he holds, it is interpreted as a depiction of the Bugaku (court dance) piece “Lanling King (Rin no Ō).”
The dragon-pattern on the costume, the long beard, and the flowing hems and obi are rendered in intricate detail, making the dancer stand out against the wide blank space. On the left are the artist’s signature seal “Kinen” in red. The title is a provisional caption based on the design.
This work is included in the illustrated book collection The City’s Brocade, which is also held by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The overall accession number for the museum’s illustrated volume is RP-P-2005-531.
Sheet dimensions: about 24 × 32 cm. The book’s main volume, cover, and colophon are not included; this is a single leaf offered separately. 1891 is the publication year of the illustrated book, but the actual printing year of this sheet is not verified.
Overall there is yellowing; there is a vertical fold in the center, small stains and dirt, light creasing, and edge fraying. In the lower margin there are blue-green speckled deposits, and there is bleeding of the design through to the back. Please refer to the front and back images and close-up photos for detailed condition.
No frame is included.
今尾景年「舞楽・蘭陵王」〔説明用仮題〕—『都の錦』所収 多色木版画
A multi-color woodblock print by Imai Kinen, titled as an explanatory provisional name: “Bugaku – Lanling King,” from the collection “The City’s Brocade.”
The piece depicts a masked dancer wearing a headpiece with a dragon motif and a splendid red costume. From the mask, costume, and the staff he holds, it is interpreted as a depiction of the Bugaku (court dance) piece “Lanling King (Rin no Ō).”
The dragon-pattern on the costume, the long beard, and the flowing hems and obi are rendered in intricate detail, making the dancer stand out against the wide blank space. On the left are the artist’s signature seal “Kinen” in red. The title is a provisional caption based on the design.
This work is included in the illustrated book collection The City’s Brocade, which is also held by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The overall accession number for the museum’s illustrated volume is RP-P-2005-531.
Sheet dimensions: about 24 × 32 cm. The book’s main volume, cover, and colophon are not included; this is a single leaf offered separately. 1891 is the publication year of the illustrated book, but the actual printing year of this sheet is not verified.
Overall there is yellowing; there is a vertical fold in the center, small stains and dirt, light creasing, and edge fraying. In the lower margin there are blue-green speckled deposits, and there is bleeding of the design through to the back. Please refer to the front and back images and close-up photos for detailed condition.
No frame is included.
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Artist
今尾景年
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Title of artwork
舞楽・蘭陵王
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
Japan
Condition
Good condition
Height
24 cm
Width
32 cm
Period
19th century
Dynastic style/period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Provenance
Private collection
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