Woodblock used for printing the Japanese Print, The Fifteenth Night
Woodblock used for printing the Japanese Print, The Fifteenth Night
Artist
Ito Shinsui
(Japanese, 1898-1972)
Date1931
Dimensionsoverall, block: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Mediumcarved cherry woodblocks
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number
1947.52E
Not on View
DescriptionObv: kimono design, eyeball corners; Rev: leaf pattern (hagi) of background, rouge on ear, upper lip, pupils and eyelids.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Strong Women Beautiful Men: Japanese Portrait Prints from the Toledo Museum of Art, October 14, 2005 - January 2, 2006.
Second half of the 1st century CE
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