Catalog record · 目録番号 61673

Red Lion Dance

Artist / 作者: Toyohara Chikanobu楊洲周延
Date / 年代: 1853-1912
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 954 × 1400 px
Published by / 公開者: 森川ミドリ

Catalog note / 解説

Kabuki actor, Ichikawa Udanji is performing Lion dance. The franboyant dance is related to the legend of O-e Hiromoto (1148-1225), a mythical warrior in Japan, who became a Buddhism priest. He went to China to practice the austerities. When he was crossing a bridge one day, he was visited by spirit of a lion, which suddenly appeared among the blooming peonies and performed a beautiful dance in front of him.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · ca. 1853-1912 · artelino

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