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Beni - Cosmetic in the Meiji Era

Kaburaki Kiyokata1928

Adachi Museum of Art

Adachi Museum of Art
Yasugi, Shimane, Japan

A woman applies beni (rouge) to her lips. The lamp and bottle of cosmetic lotion and other mid-Meiji Period artifacts are precisely depicted testifying to the artist’s keen powers of observation which had served him well during his years as a newspaper illustrator.

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  • Title: Beni - Cosmetic in the Meiji Era
  • Creator Lifespan: 1878 - 1972
  • Creator Nationality: Japanese
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Kanagawa
  • Creator Birth Place: Tokyo
  • Date Created: 1928
  • Location Created: Japan
  • Year of Production: 昭和3年
  • Physical Dimensions: w50.5 x h85.0 cm
  • Painter: Kaburaki Kiyokata
  • Object Title: 紅(明治中期時世粧)
  • Exhibition History: 第13回郷土会
  • Category: 日本画
  • Artist Name: 鏑木清方
  • Type: Japanese Painting
  • Rights: Adachi Museum of Art, Terms & Conditions
  • Medium: color on silk / hanging scroll
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