Vintage Mid 20th C. Signed Japanese Woodblock Prints-Noh Players-Akitoyo Inoue-A Pair-Framed

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This framed pair of authentic vintage mid 20th century Japanese woodblock prints were created by the artist Akitoyo Inoue and … more This framed pair of authentic vintage mid 20th century Japanese woodblock prints were created by the artist Akitoyo Inoue and were printed by Uchida Woodblock Printing in Kyoto, Japan. The images depict Noh players in the play "Shako-Kyo" or "Stone Bridge". Signed with the publisher's (Uchida) seal underneath. Closson's was a ver high end Cincinnati art gallery. Dimensions: 34" x 14" (Frame). Excellent condition.

"Legend says that O-e Hiramoto (1148-1225), one of the famed Japanese warriors, was converted to Buddhism, became a priest, and went to China in order to practice the austerities. One day during his sojourn in China he met with the spirit of a lion who suddenly appeared in his presence from among blooming peonies and performed a beautiful dance when he started to cross a stone bridge. This legend represents each Buddhist believer's ecstatic world with birds singing and flowers smiling, and is dramatized in the Noh play entitled 'SHAKU-KYO' or 'Stone Bridge'." --From Publisher's note attached verso.

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