Archival Note Card | Noh Drama | #20

A figure in a cream robe and red skirts raises one hand toward a dangling white streamer.

This noh drama archival note card. It is paper. Noh plays often draw on older literature and legend, and many involve spirits, travelers or warriors who return to tell their stories. A figure with a black cap and loose cream sleeves holds one arm up, a white folded paper form hanging from the wand. Bright red skirts flare at the base. The ground is grey and misty, with small characters at the upper right. It is 5 inches long and 6.75 high.

A graceful gesture, and the red skirt makes the point.