Bijin-ga Prints (2)
Bijin-ga (美人画) — prints of beautiful women, one of the great classical genres of Japanese printmaking. From Utamaro's courtesans to Shinsui's modern beauties, bijin-ga captures idealized feminine grace through costume, gesture, and setting.
Artists Known for Bijin-ga
Clock and Beauty, no. IV
1959
Color woodblock print with white pigment around earring applied through a stencil
Woman of the Island, from the series "New Twelve Images of Modern Beauties"
1922
Color woodblock print