Shinsui's extensive oeuvre spans bijin-ga, landscapes, and genre subjects. Auction averages over 12 months reflect healthy collector demand across all subject types.
A woman wears the okoso-zukin, a traditional hood of white cotton that completely encloses the head except for an oval opening revealing the face—a garment worn by women in certain religious contexts, during the New Year, or simply for warmth and modesty in cold weather. The hood's stark white frame makes the woman's face the singular focus of the composition, and Shinsui exploits this formal constraint with characteristic skill. The print belongs to his practice of using specific items of women's dress as both title and compositional premise.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A hood — Okoso-Zukin was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
A hood — Okoso-Zukin was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
A hood — Okoso-Zukin depicts figures, bijin-ga, and winter.
