Bijin in Kimono — 和服美人図
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$1,500–$12,000. Beauty prints by this artist are particularly sought after. Good bijin-ga prints: $4,000–$8,000. Key value factors: Shimura's refined bijin-ga have a devoted collector base. Earlier prints and rarer subjects command premiums.
A beautiful woman in traditional kimono is rendered with the meticulous attention to textile pattern and drape that defines Shimura Tatsumi's mature work. The Japanese title "Wafuku bijin-zu" (Picture of a Beauty in Japanese Dress) announces the subject directly: this is a celebration of both the woman and the garment she wears. Shimura treats the kimono as a second subject within the composition, lavishing equal care on its fabric patterns, color harmonics, and the way it shapes the figure's silhouette. His [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock prints of kimono-clad women are among the most technically accomplished in postwar [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga), requiring dozens of separate color impressions to achieve their layered richness.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Bijin in Kimono — 和服美人図 was created by Shimura Tatsumi (志村立美) in Not set.
Bijin in Kimono — 和服美人図 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Bijin in Kimono — 和服美人図 depicts bijin-ga.
