Woman Washing Her Hair
洗い髪
by Ito Shinsui
- Date:
- 1936
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
Typical Price
Hair-washing scenes allowed Shinsui to demonstrate his peerless ability to render flowing black tresses in woodblock. Pre-earthquake editions sell for $5,000-$15,000, with recuts at $2,000-$6,000. Alongside "Hanging Hair," bathing and hair subjects represent a distinctive collecting category within Shinsui's work that commands strong premiums.
Description
A partially robed woman wrings water from her freshly washed hair, a subject that allowed Shinsui to explore the beauty of the female form with subtle sensuality. The warm flesh tones and the wet sheen of the hair are rendered with the artist''s characteristic refinement, creating an image of intimate domestic beauty.
