Mochizuki 1870s
The Noh play Mochizuki (望月) is an action-packed tale of murder and retribution. Tomofusa joins forces with the wife and young son of his slain former master to take their revenge on his killer, Mochizuki. Disguised as a lion dancer Tomofusa expertly performs the celebratory dance, as the tension builds to a bloody climax.
Handwritten caption “Japan: Figuren aus einem historischen Schauspiele (Mochisuki)”. Japan: figures from a historical spectacle (Mochizuki). Very faintly in the bottom left-hand corner is written “No. 404”.











