No. 12 - Combing In The Bath - 裸婦髪梳き
- Date:
- 1929
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
A nude woman combs her hair while bathing, her body turned away from the viewer as she tends to herself. This 1929 print explores the nude bijin-ga subject with the same restraint and attentiveness Kotondo brought to his clothed figures — the body observed without sensationalism, the intimate act rendered with quiet respect. The composition balances the vulnerability of the nude figure with the absorbed competence of someone practiced in self-care, unconcerned with being observed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. 12 - Combing In The Bath - 裸婦髪梳き was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1929.
No. 12 - Combing In The Bath - 裸婦髪梳き was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1929).
No. 12 - Combing In The Bath - 裸婦髪梳き depicts nude, figures, and bijin-ga.