Woman applying Makeup

Data

Woman applying Makeup
Print   (Part of the set: Utamaro Beauties (set of 36))

Kitagawa Utamaro
Kaneko Fusui


26.00 cm
40.00 cm

2019
00238-015
https://mokuhankan.com/collection/index.php?id_for_display=00238-015

Print is Public Domain; Photography is:   Creative Commons License

Description

This woman appears to be applying makeup to her lips, but this brings a question. Her hair is tied up, which would seem to indicate she is heading for the bath. Perhaps she is actually removing the lip color.

We also see narrow brown objects through the hair on both sides. These are materials made of whale bone attached to maintain the shape of the hairdo.

As well as other prints in this set, the 'kewari' technique, carving the fine hair lines one-by-one to create a realistic image, is nicely applied.

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