Woodblock print, oban tate-e, five prints commemorating five special dance performances by onoe tamizō ii at the kawarasaki theatre in the first month of tenpō 13 (1842): 1) shakkyō--lion dancer in shakkyō, an actor on a rock with a long flowing mane of hair; 2) manzai--new year's dance, lavishly dressed dancer with a drum; 3) tōjin--a chinese dance, an actor with an elevated leg; 4) komori--a child's dance, a woman with a lute and an octopus; and 5) yakko-dako--a servant as a kite, with a bird nearby. Date: 1842. Dimensions: Height: 37.60 centimetres (21321-1); ; Height: 37.50 centimetres (21321-2); Height: 37.60 centimetres (21321-3); Height: 37.60 centimetres (21321-4); Height: 37.50 centimetres (21321-5); Width: 25.90 centimetres (21321-1); Width: 25.60 centimetres (21321-2); Width: 25.80 centimetres (21321-3); Width: 25.90 centimetres (21321-4); Width: 25.70 centimetres (21321-5). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Onoe Tamizo II. Collection: British Museum. Print (BM 2008,3037.21321.1-5 3)
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