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Takamura Koun

  • Taisho period, 1923
  • wood carving

Sculpture – Wood Carvings

This is a performing monkey with formal headwear for court nobles and a vest mimicking the Sanbaso dance of Noh play, with a bell in its right hand and strips of white paper hung from branches used in Shinto rituals on its left shoulder, which acted in a performance celebrating the New Year. It depicts a moment of a monkey performing fervently removed from its rope. In contrast with its comical movement, the nihilistic look on its face appeals Takamura' s sharp observing eyes and certain technique.（「New Edition　Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan　Vol.2」2003）

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Title/Name Monkey
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Creator		 Takamura Koun
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Place		 Tokyo Tokyo
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No.		 SZK000555
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Monkey

Monkey

This is a performing monkey with formal headwear for court nobles and a vest mimicking the Sanbaso dance of Noh play, with a bell in its right hand and strips of white paper hung from branches used in Shinto rituals on its left shoulder, which acted in a performance celebrating the New Year. It depicts a moment of a monkey performing fervently removed from its rope. In contrast with its comical movement, the nihilistic look on its face appeals Takamura' s sharp observing eyes and certain technique.（「New Edition　Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan　Vol.2」2003）

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