Miwa 三輪
Maker
Kōgyo, Tsukioka
Daikokuya
Production date
1922-1926
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Japanese coloured woodblock print on textured paper. The character wears a yellow robe and red trousers which is a Nochi-shite kazura costume. This consists of a kazura-obi, kin-kazaori-eboshi (gold eboshi-style headdress), chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters), hakama in ōkuchi-style (scarlet), kitsuke / surihaku, koshi-obi, and a fan. The character holds a Shinto hei stick.
Miwa is a Noh play where a priest gives a pious woman a coat to protect her from the cold, but a little later, he finds the coat hanging on a tree. The kami of Miwa appears to him, tells him her story and dances for him.
Miwa is a Noh play where a priest gives a pious woman a coat to protect her from the cold, but a little later, he finds the coat hanging on a tree. The kami of Miwa appears to him, tells him her story and dances for him.
Production date
1922-1926
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Measurements
mount: Height x Width: 460 x 305mm
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Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 87/42/5
Other number(s)
87/42/5, F5, 47764
Accession number
87/42/5
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