Kabukiza shin kyogen
(Japan and Korea )
Beak-nosed winged goblins ("tengu") swarm about Takatoki, making him dance until he nearly faints. Hojo Takatoki (1303-33), a feeble-minded, vicious, and debauched military ruler, believed his palace was infested with goblins who mocked and attacked him. This print illustrates the climactic dance scene from a Kabuki play based on the last days of his rule. The famous actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX portrays Takatoki.
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Provenance
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C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
each panel: 14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (35.88 x 23.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1991
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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95.507