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Number 46* of 200 prints issued as part of the series Nōga taikan (Encyclopedia of Noh Plays) depicting a scene from the play Kuzu by an unknown playwright.

* Numbering on semi-transparent information cover sheet for this print, as issued in July 5, 1926 edition.

The Play - Kuzu

Source: A Guide to No, P.G. O'Neill, Hinoki Shoten, 1929, p. 96-97.

The Emperor Temmu goes to Yoshino to escape from disturbances that have broken out, and there an old couple serve him and his officials with fish and hide him in a boat from two enemy soldiers who have followed the party.  The old fisherman and his wife promise to distract the Emperor's thoughts with some entertainment and then vanish.  Soon afterwards, they return in the form of a goddess who dances for the visitor, and as Zao Gongen, who promises his assistance in restoring peace to the country.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#142
Title	Kuzu 国栖
Series	Nōga taikan 能画大鑑 (Encyclopedia of Noh Plays or A Great Mirror of Noh Pictures or A Great Collection of Noh Pictures)
Artist	Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927)
Signature	Kōgyo
Seal	rai (thunder) seal
Date	1925-1930
Edition	unknown
Publisher	Seibi Shoten (or Seibi Shoin), Tokyo
Carver	Uchida Eikichi
Printer	Yoshida Takesaburō
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	excellent - trimmed; not backed
Genre	ukiyo-e
Miscellaneous
Format	oban yoko-e
H x W Paper	10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
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