Morning Hair (Asanegami)
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 48 × 29 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A woman's hair falls loose in the morning state called asanegami — the disheveled, not-yet-arranged hair of someone freshly awoken. This color woodblock print from 1930 is among Kotondo's finest treatments of the asanegami subject, the hair cascading naturally rather than arranged. The composition frames the woman's upper body and face within the visual weight of her loosened hair, giving the image an intimacy and directness rare even in Kotondo's intimate oeuvre.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Morning Hair (Asanegami) was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1930.
Morning Hair (Asanegami) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930).
Morning Hair (Asanegami) depicts bijin-ga and portraits.
Morning Hair (Asanegami) measures 48 × 29 cm (Oban format).