Kogyo Tsukioka, Crane and Turtle, Scenes from Noh Plays, Traditional Theatre
Artist: Kogyo Tsukioka (1869-1927)
Title: Crane and Turtle
Series title: Scenes from Noh Plays
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi
Date: 1897
Size: 24.1 x 36.4 cm
Original Japanese woodblock print.
Tsukioka Kogyo was a Japanese artist of the Meiji period. He was a student and adopted son of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, and also studied with Ogata Gekko. For most of his career Kogyo made pictures of Japanese noh theatre, either as large-scale paintings or coloured woodblock prints. Many of the latter were published in series and sold as multi-volume sets. Some sets have been preserved as albums in their original bindings, including accordion-style bindings known as orihon.
Kogyo Tsukioka
Tsukioka Kogyo was a Japanese artist of the Meiji period. He was a student and adopted son of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, and also studied with Ogata Gekko. For most of his career Kogyo made pictures of Japanese noh theatre, either as large-scale paintings or coloured woodblock prints. Many of the latter were published in series and sold as multi-volume sets. Some sets have been preserved as albums in their original bindings, including accordion-style bindings known as orihon.
| Print Format | Oban (Horizontal) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kogyo Tsukioka |
| Subject | Noh Theatre, Kimono Design |
| Dimensions | 24.1 x 36.4 cm |
| Condition Report | Backing, slightly trimmed, light soiling and discolouration. |
