drawing (art)

Drawing in black ink on thick paper of theatrical Kagura performance in village temple, mounted on card. On the right is a stage with three Japanese lanterns hanging from the roof. The audience is in the centre,with a torii (religious arch) to the left. Three peformers on the stage. One is wearing a fox mask and has a hoe in his hand. One is wearing a round face mask. Three musicians are playing instruments: a drum, a small drum and a piccolo. Audience members wear kimonos, some hold parasols and two have western-style hats. A child is watching from the left. Inscription in bottom left.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
21.4.52/3
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 310 mm x 1045 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
paper; ink
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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