Ito Shinsui
Japanese, 1898-1972
The Eyebrow Pencil
INV-6237
Ito Shinsui
Japanese, 1898-19721928
The Eyebrow Pencil
Ito Shinsui Japanese, 1898-1972 →Japanese (culture or style)printasian art
Date
1928
Medium
Color Woodblock print
Dimensions
40.3 × 28.2 cm (15 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Earle Ludgin, Mary and Earle Ludgin 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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