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Kuruwa Sayaate by Torii Kotondo — Japanese Woodblock print, Circa 1954

Kuruwa Sayaate

by Torii Kotondo

Shin-hanga
FiguresKabukiWarriors
Date:
Circa 1954
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Source:
robynbuntin

Description

Drawn from the kabuki play Kuruwa Sayaate, this print depicts a dramatic confrontation scene from the licensed pleasure quarters. The play features a samurai who is mistaken for his twin brother, and Kotondo — trained in the Torii school tradition of theatrical imagery — renders the kabuki world with the authority of a lineage steeped in its visual conventions. The composition balances theatrical tension with the artist's mature restraint.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kuruwa Sayaate was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in Circa 1954.

Kuruwa Sayaate was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Circa 1954).

Kuruwa Sayaate depicts figures, kabuki, and warriors.