Ito Shinsui
Clock and Beauty, no. IV (Tokei to bijin, IV)

Clock and Beauty, no. IV (Tokei to bijin, IV)
Clock and Beauty, no. IV (Tokei to bijin, IV)
Clock and Beauty, no. IV (Tokei to bijin, IV)
ArtistJapanese, 1898–1972
Commissionerestablished 1879
PublisherJapanese, 1885–1962
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Clock and Beauty, no. IV (Tokei to bijin, IV)
Datepublished 1964
MediumWoodblock print on Japanese paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 5/8 × 11 1/8 in. (37.1 × 28.3 cm)
Block: 13 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (34 × 26 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nanako and Dale Tingleaf
Object number2018.207
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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceGermany; [Scholten Japanese Art, New York City]; purchased by MFAH.
Exhibition History“Mirror Mirror: Reflecting Beauty in Japanese Prints and Paintings," Scholten Japanese Art, New York, March 15–24, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Artist signature printed in black ink "深水" at right center

Artist seal in red "深" (relief / 朱文印) at right center
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