Soga Goro Drawing a Sword
- Date:
- 1970
- Medium:
- Stencil on paper; edition 13/50
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$300–$3,000. Common folk art prints: $300–$800. Key value factors: Mori's cheerful folk art prints are affordably priced. His stencil technique (kappazuri) is distinctive.
Soga Goro Drawing a Sword, printed in 1970 as a stencil in an edition of thirteen, presents the younger Soga brother in the characteristic gesture of the warrior whose patience has finally reached its limit — the moment of drawing the blade from its scabbard that committed him irrevocably to the path of violent vengeance. Goro was known for his impetuous temperament, and his sword-drawing was a standard moment of dramatic intensity in the Soga plays that formed a cornerstone of the kabuki repertoire. Mori's stencil rendering gives the moment the bold graphic intensity appropriate to its theatrical charge.
Woodblock print
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Soga Goro Drawing a Sword was created by Yoshitoshi Mori (森義利) in 1970.
Soga Goro Drawing a Sword uses Stencil Print, on stencil on paper; edition 13/50.
Soga Goro Drawing a Sword depicts warriors.
