Design:	Hirano Hakuhō (1879-1957)
	Title:	Before the mirror
	Size:	36.4 x 25.4 cm (oban)
	Original woodblock print
	Photography:	Theo Janssen

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Enlargement

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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	(= April 1932)

Followed by Hakuhō seal:

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References

• Newland, Amy Reigle, and Shinji, Hamanaka (2000). The female image. Leiden: Hotei Publishing.

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Provenance: Castle Fine Arts