Unknown, Woman Posing

Unknown, Woman Posing is a woodblock print of a female figure in a held position, the posing suggesting a model-artist relationship similar to that implied in Grey Figure Posing. The unknown prefix indicates uncertain identification, either of the woman or the print's original title. Nakao Yoshitaka renders the posed figure through his characteristic combination of bold outline and simplified form, the woodblock carving reducing the body to its essential contours while preserving the specific quality of this particular pose. The stillness of posing translates naturally to the static medium of the print, where all figures are permanently held in their positions.