Kobayakawa Kiyoshi 小早 川清 (1897-1948) painted this Japanese woman. The Japanese artist produced several pictures of women in daily situations. This one shows a woman applying her makeup. It is a very beautiful and graceful scene. The woodblock print is the second of his ukiyo-e series called: Fashions of the Modern World. Makeup. 近代時世粧ノ内 二 化粧 . As written in the subtitle of the picture.
Source: Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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