Bugaku Court Dance, Genjoraku

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Morikawa Toen ( 1820-1894 )

  • Meiji period, 1893
  • color on wood carving
  • 1 piece
  • 20.5×21.5×29.5
  • Japan

Sculpture – Wood Carvings

Artworks created by Morikawa Toen (1820-94), the master of ittobori(wood carved with a single knife). This work expresses a Gagaku(court music) dancer of Genjoraku. It was commissioned by the Imperial Household Ministry in 1893.

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Title/Name Bugaku Court Dance, Genjoraku
Other Title/
Name
Artist/
Creator
Morikawa Toen
Period/Era Meiji period
Century 19c.
Quantity 1 piece
Dimensions 20.5×21.5×29.5
Material/
Technique
woodcarving colored
Signature/
Inscriptions
Accessories/
Contents
Country/
Origin
Japan
Excavation
Site
Related
Place
Nara Nara
Provenance
Collection
No.
SZK003286
Category SculptureWood Carvings
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Bugaku Court Dance, Genjoraku

Bugaku Court Dance, Genjoraku

Artworks created by Morikawa Toen (1820-94), the master of ittobori(wood carved with a single knife). This work expresses a Gagaku(court music) dancer of Genjoraku. It was commissioned by the Imperial Household Ministry in 1893.