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Sash- Obi- V1 by Torii Kotondo — Japanese Woodblock print, 1929

Sash- Obi- V1

by Torii Kotondo

Date:
1929
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

A woman is shown in half-length view against a plain metallic gold-brown ground, her head turned and eyes cast downward. She wears a dark brown kimono patterned with an abstract cream-white cross/lattice motif, a pale green underlayer at the neckline, and a red obi decorated with pink cherry blossoms and green leaves; her hair is styled in a rounded black chignon bound with a red band. Vertical columns of Japanese characters and a red seal appear at left; this woodblock print, "Sash- Obi- V1" by Torii Kotondo, is dated 1929.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sash- Obi- V1 was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1929.

Sash- Obi- V1 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1929).

Sash- Obi- V1 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.