Shin Hanga prints
| Design: | Hirano Hakuhō (1879-1957) | |||||
| Title: | Before the mirror | |||||
| Size: | 36.4 x 25.4 cm (ōban) | |||||
| Original woodblock print | ||||||
| Photography: | Theo Janssen |
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Special effects: gold highlights on hairpin and haircomb; silver highlights on drawer handles.
Publishing date in left print area:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 昭 | shō | clear | |
| 和 | wa | peace | |
| 七 | shichi | seven | The 7th year |
| 年 | nen | year | and 4th month |
| 四 | shi | four | of the Shōwa era |
| 月 | gatsu | month | (i.e., April 1932) |
Followed by Hakuhō seal:
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References
- Newland, Amy Reigle, and Shinji, Hamanaka (2000). The female image. Leiden: Hotei Publishing.
Provenance: Castle Fine Arts