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Monkey-music moon

(Sarugaku no tsuki)

 

April 1892
Every spring a Noh play was performed at the shogun's castle to entertain the Imperial envoy from Kyoto.  Certain wealthy commoners were invited, and as soon as the castle gates opened before dawn, they rushed onto the grounds to find seats.  In this print a rather stern and aloof samurai looks on as the boisterous crowds bustle by.

 

 

  

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Taiso Yoshitoshi

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