Untitled (torii-kotondo)
- Date:
- 1929 (summer)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
A woman kneels on a blue wave-patterned cushion, seen from behind with her head turned to look back over her shoulder, dark hair swept into a high, elaborate coiffure. She wears a red and pink kimono patterned with swirling wave-and-checkerboard motifs and a dark blue collar, one hand emerging from the sleeve to hold a round fan near her hip. The background is a mottled grey, with the artist's signature and seal in red at the right; the composition is quiet and intimate, cropped close around the seated figure. Torii Kotondo, 1929, woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled (torii-kotondo) was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1929 (summer).
Untitled (torii-kotondo) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1929 (summer)).
Untitled (torii-kotondo) depicts temples & shrines and torii gates.