Japanese Print "Red Lion Dance" by Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu
Title:Red Lion Dance
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
Kabuki actor, Ichikawa Udanji is performing Lion dance. The franboyant dance is related to the legend of O-e Hiromoto (1148-1225), a mythical warrior in Japan, who became a Buddhism priest. He went to China to practice the austerities. When he was crossing a bridge one day, he was visited by spirit of a lion, which suddenly appeared among the blooming peonies and performed a beautiful dance in front of him.