Soya Jokei(?-?) "Okina" Late Edo period

Art work details

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【Setting weight】
This piece will be shipped at 1.0 kg including packaging.

【Material】
Japanese pigments on silk

【Size】
Overall: vertical 190 × width 44.4 cm＊width does not include roller ends.
(the work: vertical 97 × width 32.6cm)

【Condition】
・There are some stains, wrinkles, burns on the Japanese paper on the back of the cover.
・There are some stains, wrinkles, burns on the image.
・There are stains, wrinkles, burns, warp in mounting.

【Remarks】
Roller ends is Bone.
・There is no signature on the box.

Materials for mounting
・All of them are made of silk.

【Other】
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*There may be a slight difference in color between the photo and the actual product.

【Biography】
Soya Jokei(?-?)

Painter from around the Bunkyu period((1861-1863).
Alias name: Hikoshiro. The pseudonym is Sho-to-ken.
He was a student of Sumiyoshi Hirosada(Hirotsura).
Date of birth and death unknown.

【Main Meaning】
Okina is the oldest of the Noh plays that have been performed since the Heian period (794-1185). In the old days, it was called "shiki-samba," and was performed in a slightly different form than today. Since it is often performed on festive occasions, it is now most often performed during the New Year. There is no story in Okina. There is no plot or story, and the rituals are performed in a solemn manner. The main actor of this performance, Okina, wears a mask on stage and lets the god of Okina dwell in the actor's body. It is a slow and solemn dance to pray for peace and tranquility in the land.