The subject matter of Kōgyo’s prints was almost always the Japanese Noh Theater. In this print he shows a scene from the seldom-performed play Awaji, in which the Shinto god Izanagi appears to visiting court officials and bestows long life and happiness to the land.
- Titles Awaji, from the series One Hundred Noh Dramas (Proper)@能楽百番 淡路 (Proper)@Noh Theater Prints: Awaji (Former title)
- Artist Tsukioka Kogyo, Japan, 1869 - 1927@Published by, Matsuki Heikichi, Japan
- Medium ink and color on paper
- Dimensions 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)
- Credit Line Gift of Dr. Roy T. Ward, 1995.106.2
- Work Type woodblock print
- Classification Prints
- Signature Recto, printed, lower left: Kōgyo (耕漁) Recto, red seal, below signature: Seal of Minamoto Yoshitoshi (源 / 芳年 / 印, Minamoto / Yoshitoshi / in)
- Inscription Recto, printed, upper left: One Hundred Noh Dramas Awaji (能楽百番 淡路, Nōgaku hyakuban Awaji)