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Artist |
HIRANO, Hakuho (1879-1957) |
Title |
"Before the Mirror" ("Kagami no Mae") |
Date |
1932 (Likely 1930's/40's printing.) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
No seal present. (Robert Muller's copy of same print--illustrated in "The New Wave" book--is similarly un-sealed.) |
Image Size |
10 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Nicely done "bokashi" shading to hand, face, and background; extensive "gauffrage" (embossing)
to entire red kimono, green collar, hand towel, and hair-piece; gold/silver metallic pigment highlights to
hairpin/drawer pulls; circular "baren sujizuri" to entire background. |
Condition |
Very Good to Excellent. Clean backside. (Very faint mat-line image edges; slight fading; very slight wear;
pencil notation lower verso margin.) |
Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #209. "New Wave," Plate #127. |
Comments |
Without question, this is Hirano's finest "bijin-ga" image (lifetime total of only 6 known images, all 1932-36).
Highly sought-after and rarely seen. |
Item # |
BG-410 |
Price |
$1900 (Sold--BM) |
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