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 is shown with a charcoal foot warmer, the kotatsu or brazier that was the central source of warmth in cold Japanese rooms before the advent of central heating, her posture relaxed in the comfort of radiant heat. This print appears to be related to or a variant of the January 1923 "Charcoal Foot Warmer," both works exploring the same domestic winter subject—a woman alone with her warmth source—that Shinsui depicted multiple times. The undated version may represent a different composition or printing state.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Charcoal Footwarmer was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
Charcoal Footwarmer was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Charcoal Footwarmer depicts bijin-ga, winter, and interiors.
