Mirror, from the series "Eight Women of Modern Times (Imayo fujin hattai no uchi)"
- Date:
- 1929
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; edition 12/80
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
"Mirror," from the 1929 series "Eight Women of Modern Times," depicts a woman before her mirror in the mode of modern bijin-ga — the traditional subject updated to reflect the dress, manner, and psychology of the modern Taisho-era woman. Numbered 12/80, this is an unusually large edition for a sosaku-hanga work, suggesting the series' commercial ambition. The mirror subject allowed Onchi to explore doubling and self-reflection: the woman before her mirror generates a second image within the image, complicating the print's relationship to representation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mirror, from the series "Eight Women of Modern Times (Imayo fujin hattai no uchi)" was created by Onchi Koshiro (恩地孝四郎) in 1929.
Yes — Mirror, from the series "Eight Women of Modern Times (Imayo fujin hattai no uchi)" is part of the Eight Women of Modern Times (Imayo fujin hattai no uchi) series by Onchi Koshiro.
Mirror, from the series "Eight Women of Modern Times (Imayo fujin hattai no uchi)" depicts landscapes, figures, and bijin-ga.