舞楽|Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance
1810
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1810
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
舞楽|Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance is a 1810 ink by Kubo Shunman, a Romanticism work, depicting flut, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two figures on a tiled porch under a cloudy sky. One person sits playing a long flute, dressed in a brown robe with checkered sleeves. The other, kneeling, wears a bright red and gold outfit with a dragon-like tail, holding a fan. The background has a patterned wall and a moon in the sky. The text around them is Japanese poetry, adding a quiet layer to the scene. The artist used careful lines and colors to show movement and detail in the clothes. Next, look up flute to see how instruments like this were used in performances.
