Actor in the No Play Hanagatami
Tsukioka Kogyo, Japan, 1926, colour woodcut
A familiar attribute in No is the branch of bamboo that was carried by a woman. It is called a ‘branch of madness’ (kuruizasa) to indicate that she is confused or has lost hold of her senses. This can result from misfortune in love, but also the loss of a child. This woman had to renounce her lover.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1995-36
- Dimensionsheight 378 mm x width 252 mm
- Physical characteristicskleurenhoutsnede; lijnblok met kleurblokken
