Woman at a Mirror
Woodblock Print
ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1820 (made)
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Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) produced many superior prints of beautiful women. Some scholars have suggested that this series Edo Beauties takes the eleventh-century Japanese novel 'The Tale Of Genji' as its theme, and thus it is surmised that there may have been 54 sheets to it to correspond to the number of chapters in the novel. However, apart from this work, only four prints from the series are known and many may not have been published. The woman depicted here with a side comb in her hair may be about to apply her makeup. On the mirror stand is a packet of famous face powder.
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, 'Woman at a Mirror' from the series 'Edo Beauties', by Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867), Japan, ca.1820 |
| Physical description | Woodblock print. Nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure in mirror. Some scholars have suggested that this series takes the Tale Of Genji as its theme, and thus it is surmised that there may have been 54 sheets to it to correspond to the number of chapters in the novel. However, apart from this work, only four others are known and many may not have been published. The woman depicted here with a side comb in her hair may be about to apply her makeup. On the mirror stand is a packet of famous face powder. Oban size. Signature: Kikugawa Eizan hitsu. Publisher: Mikawaya Heihachi |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Paul Shelving |
| Summary | Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) produced many superior prints of beautiful women. Some scholars have suggested that this series Edo Beauties takes the eleventh-century Japanese novel 'The Tale Of Genji' as its theme, and thus it is surmised that there may have been 54 sheets to it to correspond to the number of chapters in the novel. However, apart from this work, only four prints from the series are known and many may not have been published. The woman depicted here with a side comb in her hair may be about to apply her makeup. On the mirror stand is a packet of famous face powder. |
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| Accession number | E.38-1969 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2002 |
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