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 pauses in contemplation—perhaps before a work of calligraphy or painting—in what may be a scene from the interior of a bookshop or printing establishment bearing the name "Hara Shobo." The Hara Shobo was and remains a well-known Tokyo antiquarian bookshop specializing in Japanese art and prints, and Shinsui's print may commemorate or advertise the establishment. If this is a commercial print for the bookseller, it would represent an unusual category of commissioned [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) produced for a specific institutional purpose.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hara Shobō was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
Hara Shobō was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hara Shobō depicts figures, bijin-ga, and interiors.
