Hairdressing — 髪結
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
"Hairdressing" (髪結, kamiyui) depicts the elaborate process of dressing a woman's hair in traditional Japanese style — a subject with deep roots in the bijin-ga genre, from Utamaro's celebrated hair-dressing images through Shuntei's Meiji-period version. The professional hair-dresser (or an assistant) arranging a woman's hair required complex specialized knowledge: the specific coiffure styles associated with different social roles and occasions, the tools and techniques involved, the relationship between dresser and subject. Shuntei renders this ritual with his characteristic observational precision.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hairdressing — 髪結 was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in Not set.
Hairdressing — 髪結 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.
