This special exhibition presents a selection of traditional masks, costumes, and musical instruments that evoke the solemnity and celebratory splendor of Noh, while woodblock prints illustrate the performance on stage. The exhibition is organized by the Portland Art Museum and curated by Maribeth Graybill, PhD, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Asian Art. Lenders to the exhibition: Irwin Lavenberg, Sydney L. Moss, Ltd., Edwin and Ellen Reignold, and Target Stores. |
Prints from The Lavenberg Collection in the Exhibition
The following thirteen prints from The Lavenberg Collection - twelve by Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) and one triptych by Yōshū Chikanobu (1838-1912) - were selected for the exhibition.
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôgakuzue, Tomoakira, 1900 IHL Cat. #390 | Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôgakuzue, Oba ga sake, 1900 IHL Cat. #704 |
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927)
Nôgakuzue, Tankai, 1901
IHL Cat. #210
Nôgakuzue, Tankai, 1901
IHL Cat. #210
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôgaku hyakuban, Yumi yawata, 1926 IHL Cat. #152 | Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôgaku hyakuban, Tsuchigumo, 1922 IHL Cat. #153 | Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôgaku hyakuban, Sotoba Komachi, 1922 IHL Cat. #154 |
| Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôga taikan, Himuro 1925-1930 IHL Cat. #707 | Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôga taikan, Kumasaka 1925-1930 IHL Cat. #176 |
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nōga taikan, Shakkyō 1926 IHL Cat. #800 | Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôga taikan, Higaki 1926 IHL Cat. #728 | Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) Nôga taikan, Aya no Tsuzumi 1926-1930 IHL Cat. #753 |