Fußball Kemari 蹴鞠 | anonym | 17. Jh. Gold The first character

The first character

On the right side of the painting

who are particularly popular at New Year) is a frequently painted motif that follows a model down to the smallest details: the way the god lays his walking stick across his back and lets his right hand

sheltering a docked (love) boat

Painting waterfalls is tempting

Fußball Kemari 蹴鞠 | anonym | 17. Jh. Gold The first characterThe game of football can be found in various ancient cultures around the world. For Japan, the ancient version of Chinese football was certainly influential. However, it was never really practised as a sport in Japan, but remained within the context of bugaku. Bugaku means court dance, as it was introduced to Japan from the mainland in the 8th century. The view that bugaku consists solely of dances is too narrow; it includes theatrical pantomimes in