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This is no 71 of 120 prints issued as part of the series One Hundred Prints of Noh. It depicts a scene from the play Yoshino Tennin by the playwright Kanzi Nobumitsu (1450-1516). This scene is from the two act play in which a man from Kyoto travels to Mt Yoshino to see the cherry blossoms. There he encounters a beautiful woman who later appears in her true form as a celestial being (Tennin), who dances in praise of the cherry blossoms.
Format is Oban tate-e. Not examined outside of frame. No viewable problems or flaws of note.
| AKA | Yoshino Tennin; Heavenly Maiden in Yoshino tennin |
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| Date of Creation | |
| Dimensions | 9.5"x14.3" viewable in frame |
| Medium | |
| Publisher | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) |
| Reference | http://www.myjapanesehanga.com/home/artists/tsukioka-kogyo-1869-1927/nogaku-hyakuban-heavenly-maiden |
| Series | Pictures of Noh |
| Signature | Artist signed in image from block |
| Numbered | NA |
