Kusaka no Saemon (日下左衛門)
 
Two Retainers
 
[Saemon' Wife] Saemon no Tsuma (左衛門の妻)

Play: Ashikari (芦刈)
Print Date: 06/10/98
Artist: Tsukioka Kôgyo (月岡耕漁)
Series: [Picture of Noh Plays] Nôgaku Zue (能楽図絵) [#60]
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Kusaka no Saemon (日下左衛門)
 
[Saemon' Wife] Saemon no Tsuma (左衛門の妻)

Play: Ashikari (蘆刈)
Print Date: 1926
Artist: Tsukioka Kôgyo (月岡耕漁)
Series: [A Great Mirror of Nô Pictures] Nôga Taikan (能画大鑑), Vol. 4, #32
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Play: Ashikari (芦刈)
Print Date: 1924
Artist: Yamaguchi Ryôshû (山口蓼洲)
Series: [List of Noh Play Equipment)] Nôgu Taikan (能具大鑑) #96
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Note: Tsukurimono: Thatched hut made of artificial young reeds. Mochimono: Reeds are inserted in
the tip of wari-basami (bamboo which the tip is split). Otoko-gasa: Men's sedge hat. Shikishi: Depicts
the scenery of Naniwa Bay and the pattern of dan-noshime, a short-sleeved kimono with horizontal
stripes, worn by Shite.