The first Kumadori was done by first generation Danjuro ICHIKAWA after taking a hint from a doll to paint in crimson and charcoal in order to perform theatrical adaptation of a script of ningyo joruri (traditional Japanese puppet theater) as the main character Kinpira SAKATA.
初代市川団十郎が坂田金平を主人公にした人形浄瑠璃の台本を舞台用にしたものを上演する際、人形からヒントを得て、紅と墨で描いたのが最初の隈取であった。