Contemporary Giclée Repro Print Ito Shinsui "Applying Powder" Bijin Taisho 1924 8"W Clock In the foreground

In the foreground

The character symbolizes longevity

representing femininity

Fitted with a red-orange carnelian or glass stopper on a cork

the body is around 32" from shoulder to the plates hanging below the body of the armor

Contemporary Giclée Repro Print Ito Shinsui "Applying Powder" Bijin Taisho 1924 8"W Clock In the foregroundIt Shinsui (, 18981972) Applying Powder (, Oshiroi) archival giclee reproduction Contemporary reproduction after original woodblock print, Taish 13 (Spring 1924). Small er than original. A semi nude beauty (bijin) is seen from behind in three quarter view, one arm raised gracefully to adjust a gold kanzashi in her upswept hair, the other extended at her side. The figure is rendered with minimal line against a cool pale blue ground, the warmth of flesh