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TITLE OF WORK: Snake dance
TYPE OF WORK: Painting
DATE: 1783
DATE DETAILS: approx.
COMMENTS: During this dance the actor changes costume nine times, like a snake, to reveal his nature of a demon. The actor is probably Otani Hiruji II, in the role of Kiyohime, in a Kabuki version of the Dôjôji
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Japan
KEYWORDS: theater, kabuki, Noh
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