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One of 200 prints issued as part of the series Nōga taikan (Encyclopedia of Noh Plays) depicting a scene from the play Hotoke no Hara by an unknown playwright.

The Play - Hotoke no Hara

Source: A Guide to No, P.G. O'Neill, Hinoki Shoten, 1929, p. 58.

A priest meets a woman at Hotoke-no-hara who tells him the story of Hotoke Gozen.  He hears how she won the favour of Taira no Kiyomori but late followed the example of Gio by becoming a nun and returning to her own village where she died.  The woman then asks for the prayers of the priest and disappears.  Later that night, Hotoke comes to him in his dream and dances.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#124
Title	Hotoke no Hara 仏原
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	Kōgyo 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 - minor trimming of vertical margin; minor wrinkling; not backed
Genre	ukiyo-e
Miscellaneous
Format	oban yoko-e
H x W Paper	10 x 14 1/4 in. (25.4 x 36.2 cm)
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