Tipsy
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
"Tipsy," from 1930, is one of Kobayakawa's most celebrated and psychologically complex works, depicting a woman in the pleasantly softened state of mild intoxication — flushed cheeks, slightly unfocused eyes, the social mask relaxed just enough to reveal something unguarded beneath. This was a radical subject for shin-hanga bijin-ga, which generally presented women as composed and idealized. Kobayakawa's sympathy for his subject is evident: she is not diminished by her condition but made more human, more present, more real.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tipsy was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in 1930.
Tipsy was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930).
Tipsy depicts bijin-ga, food & drink, and portraits.