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The Eyebrow Pencil

A work made of color woodblock print.

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  • A work made of color woodblock print.

Date:

1928

Artist:

Ito Shinsui
Japanese, 1898-1972

About this artwork

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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