Een dansende edelman, Hokkei, 1823

A partially unfurled scroll depicting a dancing nobleman in formal attire and a servant behind him holding a parasol. Dance from a comic play (kyôgen), entitled suehirogari (the game of the fan). With two poems. Label line: mentioned on object totoya hokkei (1790 - 1850), ca. 1823, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1823. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 203 mm (7.99 in) blad Width: 176 mm (6.92 in). Medium: paper. Een dansende edelman-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-376