Torii, Kotondo
- Date:
- Edition of 100, 1980
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- wbp
Description
A woman kneels in profile before a mirror stand, applying makeup with a small brush held to her lower lip. She wears a white kimono patterned with dark blue irises and leaves, cinched with a green, red, and black striped obi, and kneels on a lavender cushion; her hair is arranged in a high, lacquered black coiffure with a pink floral ornament. Beside her, a wooden dresser holds a covered blue-and-white bowl and red lidded containers, with a folded green fan resting on the tatami in the foreground; the palette is muted grey and cream, this woodblock print titled "Torii, Kotondo" by Torii Kotondo dates to 1980.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Torii, Kotondo was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in Edition of 100, 1980.
Torii, Kotondo was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Edition of 100, 1980).
Torii, Kotondo depicts temples & shrines and torii gates.