Taikyo (Before the mirror [Red geisha]), 1916

Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taikyo (Before the mirror [Red geisha]), 1916 Woodcut of a woman in profile in red kimono looking at herself in an unseen mirror to the right, grey ground, signed Shinsui and sealed in red, dated in the image Taisho 5, seventh month (1916.7), rectangular red publisher's seal of Watanabe Shozaburo, unnumbered--very good impression, good color and condition 17 3/8 x 11 3/8in. (44 x 28.9cm.)