50 woodblock prints from the series "Nōgaku zue" 能楽図絵 (Pictures of Noh Performances) - 1900 - Tsukioka Kōgyo 月岡耕漁 (1869-1927) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)

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Tsukioka KOGYO

RARE 50 woodblock prints of Nōgaku zue (Pictures of Nō Plays) 能樂圖繪 1897-1902, the first grand series created by Tsukioka Kogyo.
Bound in Japanese style leporello book
Beautiful colours, use of reflecting silver and gold paint
Noh plays
1897

Condition Very Good, Rare very clean condition please view photos
37x25 cm
1700 gr

Publisher: Tokyo: Daikokuya [Matsuki Heikichi]

A recent publication on Kogyō:
Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints
https://www.amazon.nl/Staging-Supernatural-Ghosts-Theater-Japanese/dp/1588347206
and :
The Beauty of Silence: Japanese No & Nature Prints by Tsukioka Kogyo 1869-1927
https://www.amazon.fr/Beauty-Silence-Japanese-Tsukioka-1869-1927/dp/9004193855

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Tsukioka Kōgyo 月岡耕漁 (1869-1927)

Title of artwork

50 woodblock prints from the series "Nōgaku zue" 能楽図絵 (Pictures of Noh Performances) - 1900

Signature

Hand signed

Country of origin

Japan

Year

1897

Condition

Good condition

Height

37 cm

Width

25 cm

Weight

1200 g

Period

19th century

Dynastic style/period

Meiji period (1868-1912)

Provenance

Private collection

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