Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (Japan, 1899-1948) Print, dai oban tate-e, from the series Kindai jiseishō no uchi (近代時世粧ノ内 ), Fashion today, plate [go] 「五」, 5: Kurokami (黒髪), Black hair. Signed Kiyoshi and artist's stamp Kobayakawa. Dated the 2nd month of Showa 6 (1931). Self-published. Edition 1/100. Inscribed in pencil "Kiyoshi, II" in the lower margin. The background in baren-suji (folds). Dim. 52,5 x 30,5 cm A young woman, probably coming out of the bath, is kneeling, combing her hair. A small towel is placed on her thighs. The contours of her body are printed without ink and a second pass is made in black ink in places, giving the whole a sketched look. Reference: This print reproduced in: Uhlenbeck, Dwinger, Ouweleen, Shin hanga: Les Estampes Modernes du Japon 1900-1960, Éditions Hazan (2022), p. 154. A similar print in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 35.1881.