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Scene from the No Play Yuya
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The subject of No. 6 is not daily life, but rather a higher reality. In order to also elevate the play visually above the commonplace, everything is stylized. For instance, the character of the personages is indicated with a mask, and here an oxcart is depicted plainly yet effectively with a bamboo frame around which white fabric is wound.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineScene from the No Play Yuya. 1923. Tsukioka Kôgyo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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