Mongaku at Nachi no Taki
- Date:
- Circa 1954
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- robynbuntin
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.
Mongaku was a legendary Buddhist ascetic who performed severe penance under the cascading waters of Nachi no Taki — Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall, in Wakayama prefecture. The circa-1954 print depicts this act of extreme devotion, the figure standing beneath the pounding water in religious discipline. Kotondo's late kabuki-and-theater prints demonstrate his continued engagement with the dramatic male subjects of Japanese literary and theatrical tradition alongside his celebrated bijin-ga work.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mongaku at Nachi no Taki was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in Circa 1954.
Mongaku at Nachi no Taki was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Circa 1954).
Mongaku at Nachi no Taki depicts waterfalls.
