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A work made of color woodblock print.

Eyebrow Pencil

January 1928

Ito Shinsui Japanese, 1898-1972 Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo Japanese, 20th century

Japan

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

Color woodblock print

Arts of Asia