Sash
Artist
Torii Kotondo
(Japanese, 1900 - 1976)
Publisher
Sakai-Kawaguchi
(Japanese)
Place of OriginJapan
Date1929
PeriodShowa period (1926-1989)
CultureJapanese
MaterialsInk, colors, and mica on paper
DimensionsImage: H. 18 1/4 in × W. 11 3/8 in (46.4 cm × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hugh M. Williamson
Object number1990.8.8
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPrints And Drawings
On View
Not on viewA woman wearing a sumptuously patterned kimono is tying her sash (obi). The artist has placed her image against a rich cream-colored mica ground. There are three color variations of this print and it was published in an edition of about three hundred copies.
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