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Woman Holding a Hand Mirror

Woman Holding a Hand Mirror

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Date1744–51
MediumWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper with hand coloring
DimensionsHabahiro hashira-e; overall: 27 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (70.9 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.200
Status
Not on view
More Information
At first glance, this woman strikes a very contemporary pose, as if scrolling through something on her phone. However, she is peering into a hand mirror. She wears a long-sleeved furisode kimono, the sleeve length and bright colors appropriate to a young, unmarried woman.
Exhibition History
Summer Asia Institute Exhibition
  • Kresge Art Center, Michigan State University (June 24, 1959 - July 30, 1959 )
Japanese Prints from the Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 1979 - October 21, 1979 )
Envisioning Edo's Splendor: The Floating World and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2009 - July 19, 2009 )
A Life in Prints: Mary A. Ainsworth and the Floating World
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2015 - June 7, 2015 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian
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