Japanese Reverse Glass Painting of a Bijin in Blue Kimono, Ukiyo-e Style Beauty, Wooden Frame
Japanese Reverse Glass Painting of a Bijin in Blue Kimono, Ukiyo-e Style Beauty, Wooden Frame
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A guide for this piece: about $41, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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A Japanese garasu-e, painted in reverse on the back of the glass, showing a young beauty in the manner of ukiyo-e prints, set in a plain dark wooden frame.
The Piece
Reverse glass painting, garasu-e, reached Japan from Europe and China in the eighteenth century and flowered in the Meiji and Taisho years, when painters adapted the bijin-ga of the woodblock masters to glass. The artist works backwards, details first and background last.
Here a beauty turns in three-quarter view against a turquoise ground. Her hair is dressed high with a comb and gold ornaments, her face pale with a touch of red at the lips, and she wears a blue kimono patterned with brown chrysanthemum roundels and gold flecks over a vivid orange-red under-collar. The board backing is held in a dark wooden frame with a hanging cord.
Details
- Type: Reverse glass painting, garasu-e
- Subject: Bijin, a beauty in kimono
- Style: Ukiyo-e bijin-ga
- Palette: Turquoise, blue, orange-red, black and gold
- Frame: Dark stained wood with board back and hanging cord
- Image: 29.5 x 24.6 cm (11.6 x 9.7 in)
- Measurements: frame 35.6 x 30.8 cm (14 x 12.1 in), depth 2.5 cm (1 in). Every measurement is taken by hand, with the piece laid flat and the tape read by eye, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1–3 cm (0.5–1 in) for the natural give of fabric, handwork and the human hand.
Condition
An old piece with honest age throughout. The paint has flaked and chipped in places and some colours have faded; the frame shows stains, darkening, a crack and small holes, and the backing board is worn.
Condition grade C (heavily used) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Keep the glass upright, dust the frame with a soft dry brush, never clean the painted side, and hang away from damp and strong sun.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan in a padded crate with corner guards for the glass, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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