Kainoshô Tadaoto was a leading 'nihonga' artist from Kyoto. In this beguiling figure he synthesises the Japanese aesthetic with qualities of modernity, particularly evidenced in the colours and graphic fluency.

A2 size poster print
Paper size: H59.4 x W42cm
Image size: H49 x W32.5cm
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Kainoshō Tadaoto (Japan 1894-1978) Beauty Looking Back c1928 Hanging scroll; ink, colour and gilt on paper
60.3 x 39.5cm image, 145 x 42 x 47cm scroll Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased 1991 © Kainoshō Tadaoto
Poster © Art Gallery of New South Wales