Samurai, dancers and musicians

Unknown (Japanese)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1620
Height:
27.4 cm  (10 13/16 in.)
Width:
21.5 cm  (8 7/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ink, color and gold on paper
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)
School:
Edo period

Description

Ten figures with samurai swords appear to dance in a circle around three musicians; two of the musicians are standing and have swords, the third one is seated with no sword visible. The musicians are playing a drum (possibly kotsuzumi), an end-blown wind instrument (possibly shakuhachi) and a shamisen (only neck and tuning pegs are visible).

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kotsuzumi [2661]
Shamisen [3451]
Shakuhachi [4055]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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Notes

Painting matted as an album leaf; Edo period, 1615-1868

RIdIM record id

5664