「翁」図, The Auspicious Noh Dance 'Okina', Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790–95, Japan, Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper, Image (a): 34 5/16 × 10 3/4 in. (87.2 × 27.3 cm), Paintings, Toriyama Sekien (Japanese, 1712–1788), Three dancers perform movements from the ritualized dance called Okina, literally, “Old Man,” or Sanbasō. Performed before the formal program of Noh plays begins, it is a dance without narrative content that is reserved for special occasions such as New Year’s festivities, prayers for prosperity of the nation, and ceremonies to purify the site of a Shinto shrine
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「翁」図, Auspicious Noh Dance, Okina, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1790–95, Japan, Triptych, hanging scrolls, ink, color, gold, paper, Image, 34 5/16, 10 3/4, 87.2, 27.3 cm, Paintings, Toriyama Sekien, Japanese, 1712–1788, Three dancers, perform, movements, ritualized dance, literally, Old Man, Sanbasō, Performed, formal program, Noh plays, begins, dance, narrative content, reserved, special occasions, New Year, festivities, prayers, prosperity, nation, ceremonies, purify, site, Shinto shrine
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