#6 Rouge
- Date:
- 1931
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
From 1931, "#6 Rouge" is among the most celebrated of Kobayakawa's makeup series, depicting a close-up of a woman's lips as she applies rouge — an act at once intimate and performative. The radical cropping, focusing on a single feature of the face rather than presenting the full figure, was strikingly modern for its time, anticipating the close-up aesthetics of cinema and photography. The brilliant vermillion of the cosmetic against the pale skin creates a chromatic intensity that is simultaneously sensual and graphic.
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Frequently Asked Questions
#6 Rouge was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in 1931.
#6 Rouge was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1931).
#6 Rouge depicts bijin-ga, daily life, and portraits.