Face

A woman's head and neck in sharp profile against a mottled grey ground, her face rendered as a stark white mask-like plane with a single curved line for the eyebrow, an elongated almond eye, and small red lips. Her hair is built from dense, fine black striped strokes swept up into a rounded chignon, with a small pink and gold floral ornament tucked at the upper left corner; a plain earring hangs from her visible ear, and a purple-and-black striped collar closes at the base of her neck. A round artist's seal appears near her shoulder. Kamei Tobei, "Face," mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock print), year unknown.