Kano Eiryo “Triplicity of Shiki-Sanba”

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Title	“Triplicity of Shiki-Sanba”
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Artist	Kano Eiryo
Date Created	1741～1771
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　Shiki-Sanba, also called “Okina”, is a Noh play. It is a joyous performance to pray for national peace and tranquility, and is performed in the order of Senzai, Okina, and Sanbaso.
　First, Senzai performs the dance of forerunner. In this piece, Chitose is depicted worshipping a masked box. Next, Okina wear the white-shiki lieutenant and he becomes the god of Okina. Then he dance, praying for peace under the heaven. The one wearing the white mask and holding the fan is the Okina. Finally, Sanbaso performs two dances to pray for a good harvest. The scene depicted here is the “Suzu-no-Dan,” in which the dancer wears a mask of a black-shiki lieutenant and dances with a bell in his hand.
　In all of the works, the masks and costumes are very delicately painted. The movements of the performers and the volume of their bodies are exquisitely rendered, reproducing the prestigious Noh stage on the paintings.

　Kano Eiryo(1741-1771) was the sixth head of the Kano family of Kyoto. He is thought to have been active mainly in the Kujo family of nobles and the court, but as he died young, his works are probably not numerous. Known works include “White Plum and Cockatoo,” owned by Kyoto National Museum, and “Father and Child Dogs,” owned by Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art.

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