Kotondo is best known for bijin-ga, but his complete oeuvre includes actor prints and other figure subjects. His small corpus of only 21 designs ensures that all authenticated period impressions carry collector interest and scarcity premiums.
A woman in formal dance attire performs a classical Japanese dance, her body captured in an elegant pose with one arm extended and a fan held at a precise angle. The flowing lines of her costume and the grace of her gesture create a composition that combines the static beauty of a print with the suggestion of dynamic movement.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Dancing Figure (舞姿) was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1930.
Dancing Figure was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930).
Dancing Figure depicts music and figures.
