夕化粧
by Ito Shinsui
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 geisha applies evening cosmetics before a lacquered mirror, preparing for the night''s entertainments. The warm light of an unseen lamp illuminates her face and the rich fabrics of her partially donned kimono. The scene captures the ritual of transformation that lies at the heart of the geisha tradition.
Woodblock print
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Evening Make-Up (夕化粧) was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1930.
Evening Make-Up was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930).
Evening Make-Up depicts night scenes.
