Archival Note Card | Noh Drama | #10 by Kogyo Tsukioka: Fujito Pointing the Fan

A courtier in black sits down while a patterned companion keeps standing.

This noh drama archival note card is by Kogyo Tsukioka. It is paper. Japanese woodblock prints are made by carving a separate block for each color and printing them in turn on paper, a process that rewards careful registration. A figure in a blue and silver patterned robe stands at left, facing a seated man in an enormous black costume and tall black cap. The background is a soft beige wash, with a column of text and a red seal at the lower right. It is 5 inches long and 6.75 high.

The black robe wins on volume alone.