| Artist | Kunisada UTAGAWA (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865) |
| Title | "Mirrors -- Makeup Brush" ("**") |
| Date | originally 1823 (later "re-strike" ca1950's) |
| Series | "Mirrors of Modern Makeup" ("Imafu Kesho Kagami") |
| Publisher | originally Azumaya Daisuke (This printing unknown) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 10 3/4 x 15 3/4 ("dai-oban") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to face's pink makeup; light "gauffrage" to body outlines; very highly detailed carving--especially to individual hairlines. |
| Condition | Excellent. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | A lovely portrait of a young beauty applying makeup with the use
of a black lacquered hand-mirror. From an early series of 10 Kunisada
"mirrored beauty" prints dating to 1823.
(Learn more Kunisada's "Mirrors Series.") Seldom seen. |
| Item # | FG-005 |
| Price | $295 |