Taninaka Yasunori (1897-1946)
Pas de Trois (Dance of Love)
Taninaka Yasunori (1897-1946)
Pas de Trois (Dance of Love)
c. 1933 (Showa 8)
Color woodblock print
167 x 237 mm
Desctription
The printmaker Taninaka was known for his eccentricity. Among other things, anecdotes are told of a wandering, freeloading artist who avoided bathing and spent all his earnings on coffee and movies. The naked dancers in this work seems to hint at yet another anecdotes.
