East Asia, Japan -- Gagaku "Manzairaku" (Music of Ten Thousand Years)
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.366; E01986
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (26 minutes, color sound, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: costumes worn by dancers and musicians for Imperial Court dance music are shown in detail. The performance of "Manzairaku" which follows is said to have been composed in China and was performed to ensure a long-lasting life for the emperor, and hence, a long-lasting dynasty.
Legacy Keywords: Japan ; East Asia, Japan ; Asia