Woodblock Print by Ishikawa Toraji: Morning From Female Nude Series

Bobbed hair, a towel, a stool with tassels, and a bathroom tiled in a tidy grid.

Morning, from the Female Nude Series, is a woodblock print by Ishikawa Toraji, from Japan, made around 1935 in ink on paper. Ishikawa trained as a Western-style painter, and his nude series is generally seen as a frankly modern take on the Japanese print. A seated woman dries her hair with a towel, arms raised, wearing only heeled slippers. Fine black lines define her figure, the square tiles behind, a sink at right and shelves of bottles at left. It is 14.3 inches wide and 19.25 high.

A quiet morning, recorded with remarkable patience for detail.