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Bijin and Fan by Sentaro Iwata — Japanese Woodblock print

Bijin and Fan

by Sentaro Iwata

Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban

Description

A close-up bust portrait of a woman with elaborately dressed black hair held by orange combs and a purple band, wearing a white kimono patterned with an angular blue geometric design over a red under-layer and a striped obi. She holds a round fan painted with an image of a man in a red-and-black plaid kimono, and her half-lidded eyes gaze past it against a plain grey background. A red seal mark appears at lower left. Woodblock print, "Bijin and Fan," by Sentaro Iwata.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Bijin and Fan was created by Sentaro Iwata (岩田専太郎).

Bijin and Fan depicts bijin-ga.