[Personalisation only]Edo fan No.18 Shading

7.5cm (22.5cm) White bamboo

Kumatori is a method of creating perspective by using colors and shades of colors.

It is said that Danjuro Ichikawa I started kumadori in Kabuki. It is said that he got the idea for kumadori from joruri puppets.

Kabuki began in the Edo period (1603-1867), when playhouses were dimly lit without electric lighting, making it difficult to see the actors' expressions.

The colors of the kumadori also have meanings: red for justice, blue for evil, brown for demons, and there are about a hundred different shapes and forms.

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Ibasencorners of a piece of paperfolding fanYou can see a rough idea of which of the three corner tori are the three types of corner tori from the list on the left.

The leftmost one is sujiguma, which is most often used in Kabuki, and is a typical kumakuri of aragoto.

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◆The middle one is Mukimiguma, a little delicate and sexy.

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◆On the right is Saruguma, a dynamic samurai, but used in roles that are funny and humorous.

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