Uzumasa Ox Festival Masked Parade Tobei Kamei 1950 Woodblock Poster
Masked dancers and lantern bearers parade through the Uzumasa Ox Festival. Tobei Kamei’s 1950 print bursts with energy.
Description
This vibrant 1950 woodblock captures the Uzumasa Ox Festival procession, with performers in red and green demon masks marching beside tall lanterns. A white robed ox lumbers through the center of the torch lit crowd. Kamei Tobei fills the scene with festival movement and color. A rare and joyful depiction of a Kyoto tradition.
