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Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) | Taikyo (Before the mirror [Red geisha]) | Taisho period, early 20th century
Lot Closed
December 14, 03:40 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Taikyo (Before the mirror [Red geisha])
Taisho period, early 20th century
woodblock print, signed Shinsui, sealed tatsumi, and inscribed Shihitsu (trial drawing), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, dated Taisho gonen shichigatsu (July 1916), unnumbered
42.4 x 27.5 cm., 16⅝ x 10¾ in.
A young geisha checks her hairstyle in front of a mirror. Another example of the same print is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1943.820, go to: