The Dancer
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$5,000–$40,000. Common subjects: $5,000–$10,000. Key value factors: Very limited output makes all prints relatively scarce. The 'Styles of Contemporary Make-up' series is most collected.
"The Dancer" presents a performer in an unspecified genre — possibly traditional Japanese dance, possibly Western-influenced modern dance — in a pose that captures both the artistry and the physical presence of the dancing body. Kobayakawa's dancers share the psychological directness of his bijin subjects: they are not idealized figures embodying a movement but specific individuals absorbed in the disciplined art of their performance. The absence of a specific date makes this difficult to place precisely within his career, but the subject is consistent with his mature style.
Not set
Woodblock print
1/1931
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1924
Oil on board
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Dancer was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in Not set.
The Dancer was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
The Dancer depicts music.
