The Priest and the Willow is a Noh play based on the experiences of the 12th-century poet and travelling-monk Saigyō.
Scene from Yugyō yanagi; woodblock print by Kōgyo Tsukioka from the series Nōgaku zue or Pictures of Noh Plays
Kōgyo Tsukioka, sometimes called Kōgyo Sakamaki, was a Japanese artist of the Meiji era. He was a student and adopted son of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, and also studied with Ogata Gekkō. Although Kōgyo some
The Priest and the Willow
…Scene from Yugyō yanagi; woodblock print by Kōgyo Tsukioka from the series Nōgaku zue or Pictures of Noh Plays The Priest and the Willow (遊行柳, Yugyō yanagi) is a Noh play based on the experiences of the…
Dōjōji (道成寺), painting on silk, 148.5 x 176.3 cm, by Tsukioka Kogyo
Horse Riding Competition (母衣引, Horohiki), 1901, one of a series of 12 prints entitled Brocades of the Capital (都の錦, Miyako no nishiki)
“Shōjō” ukiyo-e by Kōgyo Tsukioka, from the series “Nohgaku Hyakuban”, 1922-25)