Keywords: Chikanobu, Japanese woman wearing wire spectacles, 1897.jpg From the book Shin Bijin True Beauties by Chikanobu Hashimoto Ukiyo-e print showing a woman seated at a table dressed in a kimono and wearing eyeglasses Chikanobu http //www loc gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e Shin Bijin True Beauties Color woodcut book 1897 Some artists such as Yoshitoshi and Chikanobu produced both Yokohama-e and more traditional Ukiyo-e For the latter they tended to stay close to conventional themes although their beauties historical scenes and heroes often exhibited a distinctly Western flavor Here Chikanobu blends the Ukiyo-e tradition of beauty prints with a Western twist topped off by the fetching wire spectacles worn by this beauty LOC-image cph 3g08743 Restoration by trialsanderrors http //www flickr com/photos/trialsanderrors/4278037233/ Chikanobu True beauty 1897 1897 Creator Toyohara Chikanobu PD-old-auto 1912 Shin Bijin True Beauties by Toyohara Chikanobu Females with glasses in art Kimono in art 1897 works in Japan Fashion in 1897 |