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Madam Lillian by Hiratsuka Un'ichi — Japanese Woodcut print, 1925

Madam Lillian

by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Sōsaku-hanga
FiguresPortraits
Date:
1925
Medium:
Woodcut print
Edition:
Self-printed

Description

A portrait of a Western woman named Lillian — rendered in Hiratsuka's early woodcut style from around 1925 — represents his engagement with Western figure subjects during the early sosaku-hanga period. The print's direct carving gives the subject a bold presence that differs markedly from the softened beauty of shin-hanga portrait conventions. The identity of "Madam Lillian" is not recorded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Madam Lillian was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1925.

Madam Lillian depicts figures and portraits.