Komuso Collection

Komuso Buddhist monks, Japan. They wear a straw basket (tengai) over their head and play a bamboo flute (shakuhachi). Date: circa 1890s

Act IX: Honzo's Suicide in Front of His Family; Yuranosuke Dressed as a... between c1835 and c1839
Act IX: Honzo's Suicide in Front of His Family; Yuranosuke Dressed as a Komuso Making Preparations to Attack Moronao, between circa 1835 and circa 1839

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Disguised as a Komuso in the Play... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1771, Japan, c. 1771

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1783, Japan, c. 1783

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Kudo Suketsune Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Waka... c. 1792. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Kudo Suketsune Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1792, Japan, c. 1792

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as Misao Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Kosode-gura... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as Misao Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Kosode-gura no Tekubari, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Second Month, 1772 (?), Japan, c. 1772

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Tokimune (left), in Komuso Attires, in the Play Sakaicho Soga Nendaiki

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho Disguised as a Komuso in the Play... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Furisode Kisaragi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Second Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

Kobe, Japan - A komuso (monk of the Fuke sect) wearing a basket hat (tengai or tengui) and playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute. Date: 1928

A Flute-Playing Monk (Komuso); The Fourth Month (Uzuki), from the series Fashionable Poetic Immortals of the Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen), ca. 1768

Young man dressed komuso begging monk Portrait
Young man dressed as a komuso (begging monk), Portrait, full-length portrait, of a man dressed in a richly decorated kimono and black shoulder bag

fourth month Uzuki title object Poems customs
The fourth month of Uzuki (title on object) Poems about customs and customs in the four seasons. (series title) Fuzoku shiki kasen (series title on object)

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Three Young Women Masquerading Komuso Strolling Minstrel
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KomusAc, Isoda, KoryA'sai, active 1764-1788, artist, [between 1772 and 1775], 1 print : woodcut, color; 66.4 x 11.9 cm. Print shows a woman standing beneath a wisteria tree

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Komuso. Print shows a woman standing beneath a wisteria tree. Date between 1772 and 1775

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Komuso monks of the Fuke sect, renowned for their basket hats and haunting shakuhachi flute melodies, are depicted in various artworks throughout Japanese history. This image from 1928 captures a monk in Kobe, Japan, lost in musical contemplation. The Komuso monk's unique attire and flute-playing were popularized in the Edo period, as seen in the Kabuki play "Fashionable Pleasures" from 1715. A young man dressed as a Komuso monk is also depicted in a fourth-month Uzuki title object, showcasing the monks' role in customs and poetry. Three young women masquerading as Komuso strolling minstrels are captured in a print by Isoda Koryusai, further illustrating the cultural significance of these monks in Japanese art and society.