$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.
"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](/glossary/shin-hanga) [bijin-ga](/glossary/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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Woodblock print
1/1931
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1924
Oil on board
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
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.
