Fuji Musume

Fuji Musume (The Wisteria Maiden) is a kabuki dance with lyrics written by Katsui Genpachi, choreography by Fujima Taisuke and music by Kineya Rokusaburô IV, first performed in 1826.

Originally part of a set of five different dances performed as a sequence, Fuji Musume is the only one that has survived.The first time these dances were staged in 1826 at the Nakamura-za in Edo, actor Seki Sanjuro II performed all of them as part of his farewell performance.

Otsu is a style of drawing and painting that is also called either Oiwake or Otani painting. This style is known for the loose sketch quality that captures the expression of dance.