Catalog record · 目録番号 132949

Spring evening

春宵

Catalog note / 解説

Tuesday, 9 November 2010 Original 20th century Japanese Woodblock Print Beauty at Night Comments - Beautiful shin hanga design of a beauty strolling across a floor at night. The sleeve of her pale lavender outer kimono has slipped down, and she reaches for the fabric with slender fingers as the robe trails onto the floor behind her. One bare foot peeps out from her light blue under robe, her chin tilted proudly upward, showing off the graceful line of her delicate white throat. The background is rendered in subtle, swirling baren marks, adding a soft texture and a sense of depth that contrasts beautifully with the smooth tones of the garments. A lovely, large format woodblock that would mak…

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