Craft Works of Ohkura Collections (Ohkura Museum)

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Ohkura Shukokan Museum of Fine Arts located on the grounds of the Hotel Ohkura in Tokyo, in Toranomon. 3rd collection of exhibition there was held, was content with a focus on craft.

Center of the exhibition, collection on Noh costume,s Noh masks.

If you look at the name, Noh costumes, can imagine realistically the real thing. Purple wisteria sector surface area Shibagaki pattern length silk. White stone pavement chrysanthemum arabesque karaori. Red and white stage Higaki dandelion pattern karaori. Etc..

Facet, the Noh mask, increase a woman. Such as lion mouth was exhibited.

The Noh collection of Okura group, most of which, what Okura Kihachiro has purchased a collection transmitted to the Bizen Ikeda family.

(To the Edo era was known as the Sarugaku) is Noh, began in the Muromachi period, but when it comes to the Edo period, in response to the protection of the shogunate, it became a performing arts of the state certified, so to speak.

Edo Shogunate, as well as a number of feudal lords, had a Noh actor of Okakae. Noh in their own rich daimyo about, gave expensive Noh mask and Noh costumes.

When it comes to the Meiji Restoration, Noh us of such nationwide lost the workplace. In the hard life, was also referred Noh who continued the tradition, but people who change jobs there were many.

The other day, which was held in Yokohama Museum of Art, I went to the exhibition of Shimomura Kanzan, but was born in the house of Noh generations to Kishu Tokugawa houses had been used, at an early age, Kanzan is, so that it is not a Noh actor, it becomes a painter it is guidance from relatives.

Noh mask and Noh costumes that are no longer needed, was sold, such as Okura Kihachiro, the winner of our new era. Was exhibited in this exhibition, such goods just different.

In the past, wearing a Noh costume of these, and wear a Noh mask, against feudal lord who, Noh we, might have been showing off on a Noh stage, the results of training daily.

To know such a situation, looking at the beautiful Noh costume in front of the eye, it is unlikely corner simply beautiful, that great, it is attacked by mixed feelings.

The Taisho era, and was reproduced in the same way then and faithfully, it was created, and was impressive in the other, and through Kyokan box Heike Osamekei. Looking at today, in the glittering, and surprised.

Perhaps, in Japan at the time, the person was made ​​of these various articles, Taira no Kiyomori that will was the person that has the wealth of most.