Make-up, No. 6
| Artist | Toyohara Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838–1912) |
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| Title | Make-up, No. 6 |
| Series | Customs and Manners in the Eastern Capital (Azuma fuzoku) |
| Date | 1901 |
| Medium | Color woodblock print on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 8 5/16 × 11 13/16 in. (21.1 × 30 cm) Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (23.5 × 34.3 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Drs. Walter S. Melion and John M. Clum, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 2017.228.7 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A woman sitting on the ground facing a mirror, fixing her hair. A cat lays next to her.
Toyohara Chikanobu conveyed nostalgia in his depictions of customs in Meiji-era Tokyo by adding Rinpa motifs and stylistic references to the attire of his figures and the objects decorating their rooms.
| Publisher | Matsuki Heikichi (Japanese) |
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| Series Title | Customs and Manners in the Eastern Capital (Azuma fuzoku) |
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"Make-up, No. 6 | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2017.228.7