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Japanese Lady Applying Cosmetics by Unknown - Japanese artist
Jidai Kagami - Jokyo no koro (Mirror of the Ages - Jokyo Era)
Japanese Lady Applying Cosmetics by Unknown - Japanese artist
Japanese Lady Applying Cosmetics by Unknown - Japanese artist

Jidai Kagami - Jokyo no koro (Mirror of the Ages - Jokyo Era)

Artist (Niigata Prefecture, Japan, 1838 - 1912)
Artist
Datec. 1897
Mediumcolour woodcut on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPlate Size: Height: 23 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Frame: Height: 50.1 cm, Width: 65.1 cm
AcquisitionAcquired in 1955.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG007463
Keywords
Other Titles
  • Japanese Lady Writing a Letter
  • Japanese Lady Applying Cosmetics
About MeThis woodcut is not signed or dated but is clearly by the same artist who excecuted ABDAG 7464 and may even be based on at least one shared woodblock. The two prints are mounted together. Printers often experimented with colour harmonies, using altered blocks on top of the same print.

More About Me

Mirror of the Ages is considered one of Chikanobu's greatest series and shows Japanese women's fashions throughout history. The Jokyo era was from 1684-88.