Red and White Lion Dance -

Title : Red and White Lion Dance

Details : Toyohara Chikanobu: Red and White Lion Dance - Artelino

Source : artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description : "Tokugawa Jidai Kifujin" (Court Ladies in Tokugawa Era). Viewing the red and while lion dance. Lion 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.

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