
In a Light Summer Kimono with Irises
- Date:
- 1932
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
A woman in profile kneels on a purple cushion, dressed in a white kimono patterned with dark navy iris leaves and pale blue stripes, cinched with a red, green, and blue striped obi; she holds a yellow comb to her lips while her hair is arranged in a high black chignon with a pink flower ornament and a green bead pin. Beside her stands a dark wooden chest topped with a round mirror, a red lacquer container, a covered gray bowl, and other small grooming items, with a green fan resting on the cushion in the foreground. The palette is muted grey-tan in the background, with the figure's white kimono and the red-green-purple accents providing the strongest color notes. Torii Kotondo, "In a Light Summer Kimono with Irises," 1932, woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In a Light Summer Kimono with Irises was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1932.
In a Light Summer Kimono with Irises was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1932).
In a Light Summer Kimono with Irises depicts summer.



