Drum with Stand, Sho (A Kind of Mouth Organ) and Helmet on the Stage for Bugaku Dance
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese
Edo period (1615–1868)
Not on view
The design of this surimono, a sumptuous print commissioned by one of the poetry clubs that flourished in the urban society of early-nineteenth-century Edo, uses the accoutrements of a Bugaku performance as auspicious imagery for a New Year's greeting.
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