Illustrations on Bugaku (Bugakuzu)
Illustrated Japanese woodblock book from 1828 by Takashima Chiharu, published in Edo by Izumoji Manjirō, documenting bugaku court dance costumes for readers interested in the performance tradition. The four pictures show dancers in layered red robes with round crest patterns, white sleeves printed with flowers and blue diamonds, and patterned headdresses, with flat colour and crisp black outlines that suggest a bold, graphic textile and costume vocabulary for a designer.
