Under the Parasol
日傘
by Ito Shinsui
- Date:
- 1917
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
Typical Price
The parasol provides a striking compositional framing device in this outdoor bijin-ga scene. Early Watanabe editions bring $3,000-$10,000, with post-earthquake recuts at $1,200-$4,000. Shinsui's outdoor compositions, where the woman interacts with props or environment, tend to have broader market appeal than pure portrait studies.
Description
A woman shelters beneath a translucent parasol on a bright summer day. The play of light filtering through the parasol onto her face and kimono creates subtle variations of color and shadow that demonstrate Shinsui''s mastery of the woodblock medium''s capacity for luminous, atmospheric effects.
