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Hakuho Hirano

(1879-1957)

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Born in Kyoto, Hirano Hakuho studied ukiyo-e painting as a youth and was primarily self taught. Unfortunately, little is known about his life. In the early 1930's, he collaborated with the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo, designing at least six prints. Two of these prints were shown at the 1936 Toledo exhibition.

Like many other bijin-ga artists, Hakuho portrayed beautiful Japanese women as they dress or arrange their hair. However, in the majority of his prints, the woman is depicted from the side or back, mysteriously concealing her face and emotions. This unusual perspective creates a voyeuristic intimacy, both distancing and drawing in the viewer. It also emphasizes the back of the woman's neck, considered erotic in Japan. Hakuho's prints, characterized by graceful lines, muted colors, and swirling baren lines (gomazuri), depict the traditional ideal of Japanese femininity.

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