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Lu Dongbin Crosses a Lake. Painting, Song dynasty. Artist unknown

The Secret of the Golden Flower, Part One

Joseph Houseal 15 May 2021

An ancient practice for experiencing primal consciousness

The Noh play Tousen. Right to left, in boat: main actor shite, Mikata Shizuka, 54; two boy kokata, Satoro Mikata, 6, and Haruka Mikata 11, sons of Noh actor Mikata Madoka; two girl kokata, Mikata Nodoka, 20, and Mikata Azusa, 15; daughters of Mikata Shizuka. Musicians: o-tsutsumi (large hip drum) Masaru Dai, 60; small shoulder drum (ko-tsutsumi) Kichisaka Ichiro, 55; flute (fue) Ichikaza Sugi, 70. Kanze Kaikan Noh Theater, Kyoto, 7 November 2020. Image courtesy of Theater Noh

Noh Now

Joseph Houseal 12 December 2020

The family transmission of an ancient art