The Eyebrow Pencil

Arts of Asia

1928

Ito Shinsui
Japanese, 1898-1972

This print—one of Itô Shinsui’s bestsellers—depicts an actress applying her makeup before going on stage, high-lighting her unselfconscious absorption.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Ito Shinsui
Title: The Eyebrow Pencil
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.: 1923–1933
Medium: Color Woodblock print
Dimensions: 40.3 × 28.2 cm (15 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Earle Ludgin, Mary and Earle Ludgin Collection
Reference Number: 1981.285

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