Glossy dark hair
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
$5,000–$40,000. Common subjects: $5,000–$10,000. Key value factors: Very limited output makes all prints relatively scarce. The 'Styles of Contemporary Make-up' series is most collected.
"Glossy Dark Hair" is a variant of Kobayakawa's recurring hair studies, presenting the dark sheen of well-maintained hair arranged in one of the modern styles fashionable among educated urban women of the 1930s. The print demonstrates his mastery of the technically demanding task of depicting black hair with dimension and luster — a challenge that required precise gradations of black ink across the washi surface, exploiting the depth achievable through layered woodblock printing.
Not set
Woodblock print
1/1931
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1924
Oil on board
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Glossy dark hair was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in Not set.
Glossy dark hair was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Glossy dark hair depicts bijin-ga and portraits.
