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[Japanese butterfly dance]
- Title
- [Japanese butterfly dance] [graphic].
- Publication
- [19--?]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *MGZGD But 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Description
- 1 painting on fabric : gouache?, metallic pigment, color; 22 x 19 cm.
- Summary
- Back view of a dancer in a costume bearing a large pair of multicolored butterfly wings. The dancer holds a flowering branch in his or her right hand. Red strings tied on a bow at the back of his/her head may be attached to a mask or headdress. The mon or family emblem appears on the costume in red and blue against the white fabric, and in gold against the yellow.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Paintings.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Handwritten on the verso: This is an original painting of the "Kochi" or Butterfly dance-- a Bugaku dance performed only in the Imperial Court of Japan.
- Biography (note)
- Kochō-mai or the butterfly dance belongs to the repertory of Bugaku, or Japanese court dance and music.
- Call Number
- *MGZGD But 1
- OCLC
- 824615877
- Title
- [Japanese butterfly dance] [graphic].
- Imprint
- [19--?]
- Biography
- Kochō-mai or the butterfly dance belongs to the repertory of Bugaku, or Japanese court dance and music.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZGD But 1