Catalog record · 目録番号 124556

Nunozarashi - Dance

Catalog note / 解説

Sunday, 10 July 2011 Original Shuho (1898 - 1944) Japanese Woodblock Print Nunozarashi Dancer, 1936 Comments - In 1936, Shuho designed a series of ten shin hanga woodblocks illustrating traditional Japanese dancers. This lovely design from the series depicts a young beauty performing a nunozarashi dance. She gracefully waves streamers of cloth through the air, the fabric undulating fluidly as it encircles her. She wears a beautiful red kimono with a delicately embossed pattern of blossoms and leaves, the sleeves tied back with a yellow sash. Her hair is simply arranged, pulled into a low knot tied at the back of her neck with a pink ribbon. A wonderful image with flowing line work and a bea…

Image record / 画像情報

JAODB · 1936 · jaodb

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