Short Sleeve Kimono — 小袖幕
- Date:
- 1970
- 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.
Created in 1970, this [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print features a woman wearing a kosode-maku, a curtain or screen made from short-sleeved kimono fabric. Shimura Tatsumi uses the garment's abbreviated sleeves and the textile's decorative patterns as both costume and compositional element. The short-sleeved kimono carries specific cultural associations, traditionally worn by younger women or in less formal settings. Shimura lavishes attention on the fabric's woven or dyed patterns, allowing the textile design to become a visual event in its own right, competing with and complementing the beauty of the woman who wears it.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Short Sleeve Kimono — 小袖幕 was created by Shimura Tatsumi (志村立美) in 1970.
Short Sleeve Kimono — 小袖幕 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1970).
Short Sleeve Kimono — 小袖幕 depicts figures and bijin-ga.
