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"Sculputres of the Meiji Era focusing on TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi and ISHIKAWA Mitsuaki"

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Report on the restoration of GIGEITEN by TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi

Restoration Process
Left Shoulder
Lower Back

About TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi
Biography

Major exhibits
Gigeiten 乮Buddhist celestial being)
Emperor Jinmu
Skanda, son of Hindu god Siva
Kumemai dance


About ISHIKAWA Mitsuaki
Biography

Major exhibits
Herd boy
Deer
TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi
Shou-lao-ren乮God of longevity)


Exhibits List
Exhibits List
kumemai

Kumemai dance by TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi
Kumemai dance by TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi
19乚20th c.
colored wood
height 26.8cm

Kumemai is an ancient court dance where the dancer wears a black crown and red garment, a gold sword and black shoes. This is the same shape of the piece Takenouchi created for the ceremony of the Emperor's enthronement in 1915, and is probably one of his last works.