Gesture - しぐさ
- Date:
- c. 1980 (this item: First edition)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
$1,500–$12,000. Common subjects: $1,500–$4,000. Key value factors: Shimura's refined bijin-ga have a devoted collector base. Earlier prints and rarer subjects command premiums.
Printed around 1980 as a first edition, this [oban](/glossary/oban) print focuses on a woman's gesture, the Japanese title "Shigusa" referring to bearing, manner, or physical deportment. Shimura Tatsumi isolates a single movement or posture, elevating an ordinary physical action into a subject worthy of sustained attention. The composition strips away narrative context, presenting only the woman and her gesture against a minimal background. This late-career work reflects Shimura's lifelong fascination with the way women move and hold themselves, distilled to its most essential form after decades of observing and depicting the subtleties of feminine comportment.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Gesture - しぐさ was created by Shimura Tatsumi (志村立美) in c. 1980 (this item: First edition).
Gesture - しぐさ was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1980 (this item: First edition)).
Gesture - しぐさ depicts figures and bijin-ga.
