Suji (line)

Suji (line), a woodblock print by Masato Sudo (year unknown), shows a close-up view of a seated bare torso covered in irezumi-style tattooing, seen from the back and side. Large-scale outlined floral motifs, including an unfinished peony rendered only in line without shading, spread across the shoulder and ribs, while a fully colored scaled dragon or koi motif in orange, black, and grey wraps around the lower back and hip. The composition contrasts finished, saturated color work against bare skin and uncolored linework, set against a plain dark background, with the artist's signature and a red seal in the lower right corner.