Odori (Dance)
- Date:
- 1931
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Odori (Dance)," from 1931, depicts a dancer — perhaps a geisha performing traditional odori (classical dance) or a more modern performer — in a pose that captures movement stilled at its most expressive moment. Dance was a recurring subject for Kobayakawa, offering bodies in motion as an alternative to the static close-ups of his cosmetics series. His dancer is characterized with the same psychological specificity as his bijin subjects: this is a particular woman with a particular way of moving, not a generic figure.
More Prints by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi
Applying Make-up (Keshô), from the series Two Views of Modern Fashions (Kindai jisei yosooi no uchi ni)
Not set
Woodblock print
Eyes, Hitomi, no. 4 from the series Modern Styles of Makeup
1/1931
Woodblock print
The Mistress Okichi
1932
Japanese Color Woodblock Print on handmade paper
Makeup in Modern Times
1930
Woodblock Print
More Music Prints
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Odori (Dance) was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in 1931.
Odori (Dance) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1931).
Odori (Dance) depicts music.