man dancing with one leg bent, holding a black platform with richly dressed samurai figurine over his head; large banner with gray image of shoki holding sword at R; three young children dance around man below

Boy's Festival, 1830s

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Utagawa Kunisada’s painting captures a typical scene during Boy’s Day, a festival expressing a community’s aspirations for the health and well-being of their male children. Three children dance around a half-clad man, who holds up a puppet of a famous warrior placed on a black pedestal. Above and behind them is a large banner with Shōki, the Demon Queller; a similar one hangs nearby in this room.

Details
Title
Boy's Festival
Artist Life
1786 - 1865
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2013.31.192
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man dancing with one leg bent, holding a black platform with richly dressed samurai figurine over his head; large banner with gray image of shoki holding sword at R; three young children dance around man below