The emperor listening to musicians

Totoya, Hokkei (1780-1850)

Item type:

print

Technique / Medium:

ink on paper

woodblock print

Place of creation:

Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

School:

Edo period

Description

Surimono print depicts Emperor and two other figures sitting within a raised pavilion; in front of them, at the foot of a stairway, are several listeners and musicians, one playing a transverse flute.

Iconclass

48CC75
making music; musician with instrument - CC - out of doors
48CC78
listening fo music - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Transverse flute [4093]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Edo period, 1615-1868.

RIdIM record id

5788