Nails
Kiyoshi, Kobayakawa, 1897-1948
Nails- Artist : Kiyoshi, Kobayakawa, 1897-1948
- Series : Styles of Contemporary Make-up
- Date : 1930
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : 923175
- Condition : Minor toning; slight rubbing at reverse top edge
- Dimensions : 18 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
- Comments : Mica background; unnumbered edition of 100, privately published, carved by Takano Shichinosuke and printed by Ono Tomisaburo
- Price : $3,000
About The Artist
Kiyoshi, Kobayakawa, 1897-1948Born in Hakata, Fukuoka prefecture. Studied with Kaburagi Kiyokata. Exhibited Japanese-style painting with Kyodokai, Teiten, and Seikokai; solo exhibition at Matsuzakaya department store in 1934. In 1930-1931 designed and self-published series of 6 moku-hanga entitled Modern Fashionable Styles (Kindai jisei sho); carved by Takano Shichinosuke and printed by Ono Tomisaburo. Other prints include Revue published by Hasegawa and other modern bijin-ga published by Hasegawa, Watanabe, and Ensendo......
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