bugaku-zu　舞楽図

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Paintings of *bugaku 舞楽, a classical Japanese court dance that sometimes used masks *bugakumen 舞楽面. The subject probably was painted first during the Heian period in narrative handscrolls *emaki 絵巻, or on screens *byoubu 屏風. Well known examples include the 12c ink scroll entitled Shinzei's Illustrations of Ancient Music Shinzei kogaku-zu 信西古楽図 in the collection of the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and an Edo　period color copy of the scroll by Tosa Mitsunobu 土佐光信 (1434-1525) entitled Illustrations of Ancient Music of the Ouei era Ouei kogaku-zu 応永古楽図 in the Tokyo National Museum. The oldest surviving work that presents bugaku as its main subject is the 13c painting (originally a standing screen *tsuitate shouji 衝立障子) in the Kitano Tenmanguu 北野天満宮. Later, in the Momoyama and Edo periods, bugaku scenes were painted on screens by artists of various schools such as Tawaraya Soutatsu 俵屋宗達 (?-ca. 1640; Daigoji 醍醐寺, Kyoto) and Kusumi Morikage 久隅守景 (?-1642?; Nezu 根津 Museum, Tokyo).

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