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Woman Before a Mirror

Hirano Hakuhô

Artwork Details

Woman Before a Mirror
circa 1930
Hirano Hakuhô
color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
17 7/8 in x 10 1/2 in (45.4 cm x 26.67 cm);28 in x 22 in (71.12 cm x 55.88 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1982/1.201

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Description

Although the artist portrays a woman kneeling in front of an elongated mirror to finish styling her coiffure, her lustrous hair and colorful kimono are the focus of this print. The artist was an expert in using woodblock prints to present modern women in traditional costume.

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