About TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi: Kumemai dance by TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi



"Sculputres of the Meiji Era focusing on TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi and ISHIKAWA Mitsuaki" Resume Report on the restoration of GIGEITEN by TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi Restoration Process Left Shoulder Lower Back About TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi Biography Major exhibits Gigeiten （Buddhist celestial being) Emperor Jinmu Skanda, son of Hindu god Siva Kumemai dance About ISHIKAWA Mitsuaki Biography Major exhibits Herd boy Deer TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi Shou-lao-ren（God of longevity) Exhibits List Exhibits List	Kumemai dance by TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi	Kumemai dance by TAKENOUCHI Kyuichi 19‐20th c. colored wood height 26.8cm Kumemai is an ancient court dance where the dancer wears a black crown and red garment, a gold sword and black shoes. This is the same shape of the piece Takenouchi created for the ceremony of the Emperor's enthronement in 1915, and is probably one of his last works.