Woodblock Print by Shunichi Kadowaki: Nude Holding a Round Fan, Framed

A few loops of ink, and a woman is fully at her ease.

Nude holding a round fan is a framed woodblock print by Shunichi Kadowaki (1913 – 2006), in ink on paper, from Japan, about 1960. Woodblock printing has a long history in Japan, and in the mid 20th century many artists adopted it as a personal medium, taking old subjects such as the nude somewhere modern. The figure reclines in spare outline against a pale blue ground scattered with looping marks, fan in hand. A red seal sits at lower right. The image is 10.4 inches wide, in a silver-toned frame.

So little line, and so much attention paid to it.