Man in a Flurry, from an album of six woodblock prints

A figure caught mid-motion in a swirl of agitation, part of an album of six woodblock prints created in 1958. Kobashi Yasuhide uses jagged, expressive carving to convey the physical and psychological state of being flustered—limbs askew, posture off-balance, the surrounding space churned into restless pattern. The color woodblock technique allows layered hues that intensify the sense of disorder. Within the album's sequence, this image stands out for its kinetic tension, turning an ordinary human moment of confusion into something visually compelling and slightly comic.