Contemporary Giclée Repro Print Ito Shinsui "Applying Powder" Bijin Taisho 1924 8"W Clock Fitted with a red-orange carnelian

Fitted with a red-orange carnelian or glass stopper on a cork

Decorated with various traditional motifs including the imperial paulownia leaf and the Japanese Cranes of Happiness an eternal symbol of longevity and good fortune in marriage

In the foreground

Japanese Edo Period Iron Sukashi Tsuba – Openwork Sword Guard – Abstract Design

Contemporary Giclée Repro Print Ito Shinsui "Applying Powder" Bijin Taisho 1924 8"W Clock Fitted with a red-orange carnelianIt Shinsui (, 18981972) Applying Powder (, Oshiroi) archival giclee reproduction Contemporary reproduction after original woodblock print, Taish 13 (Spring 1924). Small er than original. A semi nude beauty (bijin) is seen from behind in three quarter view, one arm raised gracefully to adjust a gold kanzashi in her upswept hair, the other extended at her side. The figure is rendered with minimal line against a cool pale blue ground, the warmth of flesh