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 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.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
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.
