Title: 娘義太夫|Female Chanter for Jōruri Puppet Theater
Object: Hanging scroll
Artist:  Arai Kōu
Artist bio: Japanese, active early 20th century
Date: ca. 1920
Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 75 1/2 × 42 1/2 in. (191.8 × 108 cm)
Overall with mounting: 116 1/4 × 51 5/8 in. (295.3 × 131.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 116 1/4 × 55 5/8 in. (295.3 × 141.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Culture: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2013
Accession year: 2013
Tags: Musical Instruments|Women|Puppets