Ito Shinsui
Japanese, 1898-1972
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Japanese, 20th century
Eyebrow Pencil
INV-2554
Ito Shinsui
Japanese, 1898-1972
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Japanese, 20th centuryJanuary 1928
Eyebrow Pencil
Ito Shinsui Japanese, 1898-1972 Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo Japanese, 20th century →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
January 1928
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
27.9 × 39.9 cm (11 × 15 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
This print—one of Itô Shinsui’s bestsellers—depicts an actress applying her makeup before going on stage, high-lighting her unselfconscious absorption.
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