Awaji, from the series One Hundred Noh Dramas

Tsukioka Kogyo, Published by Matsuki Heikichi

Taisho period (1912-1926), 1924-1926

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.