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Long Undergarment by Ito Shinsui — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1921

Long Undergarment

長襦袢

by Ito Shinsui

Shin-hanga
FiguresBijin-gaInteriors
Date:
1921
Medium:
Color woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

A woman stands wearing a long undergarment (nagajuban) beneath a partially open outer kimono. The translucent quality of the inner garment and the rich pattern of the outer robe create an interplay of concealment and revelation that is central to the aesthetics of Japanese dress and of bijin-ga as a genre.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Long Undergarment (長襦袢) was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1921.

Long Undergarment was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1921).

Long Undergarment depicts figures, bijin-ga, and interiors.