Woman In a kimono

A second print bearing the same descriptive title, this work likely treats a different pose, palette, or kimono pattern within the bijin-ga framework. Production of variant compositions on a shared theme is common in mokuhanga practice, where artists develop a subject across multiple impressions — sometimes as a deliberate series, sometimes as independent works whose titles have been assigned by dealers cataloging unsigned material. The pairing of two "Woman in a kimono" prints in Takasawa Keiichi's recorded body of work suggests either related impressions or sustained exploration of the genre. Compositionally, the print would carry the standard apparatus of bijin-ga: careful registration of the figure's silhouette, multiple color blocks for the kimono's pattern fields, and a treated background — flat color, bokashi gradation, or a simple decorative motif. The work fits the artist's clear orientation toward female subjects and complements the related profile and bare-shouldered studies that appear elsewhere in his catalog.