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Nails, from the Second Series of Modern Beauties

A work made of color woodblock print with mica background.

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  • A work made of color woodblock print with mica background.

Date:

August 1936

Artist:

Ito Shinsui
Japanese, 1898-1972

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Ito Shinsui

Title

Nails, from the Second Series of Modern Beauties

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1931–1941

Medium

Color woodblock print with mica background

Dimensions

44.2 × 28.7 cm (17 7/16 × 11 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Cornelius Crane

Reference Number

1962.278

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