"The Sound of the Bell" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) print by Ishikawa Toraji, created during the Taisho-Showa. This work demonstrates the artist's distinctive approach to nudes and figure studies through the medium of Japanese woodblock printing.
Ishikawa Toraji was a Japanese painter and printmaker whose woodblock prints of female nudes and figure studies occupy a unique position within the shin-hanga movement. He brought Western academic figure study to Japanese printmaking.
This print represents Ishikawa Toraji's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Taisho-Showa. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Sound of the Bell was created by Ishikawa Toraji (石川寅治).
The Sound of the Bell depicts bijin-ga and portraits.
