Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb
Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb

Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb

Yu Miyazaki is a Japanese-style painter who has fascinated many people with her "bijin-ga" ("portraits of beautiful women") with delicate lines and soft colors. She received the grand prize at the 9th Adachi Contemporary Ukiyo-e Award, and her first woodcut print "Full Bloom - Hanazakari" that she created with contemporary carvers and printers received high acclaim. Five years later, she worked with modern artisans once again to create her second woodcut print, "Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb." A tribute to Hashiguchi Goyo, who was called the "Utamaro of the Taisho era,'' this work embodies the elegance of bijin-ga that has been passed down through history.

Born in Osaka in 1973. Graduated from the art department of the Osaka Prefectural Kohnan High School.Yu Miyazaki held her first solo exhibition in 2011. The artist continued to produce works using various materials including pencils, colored pencils and acrylic paints and started studying and producing Japanese-style painting on her own from 2015.She released bijin-ga works repeatedly, and was included in the book entitled "Bijin-ga zukushi” (collection of bijin-ga) in 2016. In March 2018, she received the grand prize at the 9th Adachi Contemporary Ukiyo-e Award. In 2022, Miyazaki published her first collection of artwork "Tsumugare yuku en" ("Spun Relationships") from Geijutsu Shinbunsha. For the 2023 film “Rohan at the Louvre,” she was responsible for the production of artwork within the film and instruction of Japanese-style painting. She was selected for the Seed Yamatane Museum of Art Nihonga Award 2019 and received the Encouragement Award at the 8th Sato Sakura Museum Ouka Award.

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About Frame for "Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb" by Yu Miyazaki

About Frame for "Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb" by Yu Miyazaki

Frame Size:529 × 414 mm/Weight: about 2.0kg/Material: Wood, UV Resistant Acrylic

About Frame for "Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb" by Yu Miyazaki

About Frame for "Rich Black Hair Flowing Through Her Comb" by Yu Miyazaki

Frame Size:529 × 414 mm/Weight: about 2.0kg/Material: Wood, UV Resistant Acrylic

Size/WeightImage Size: 35.2 × 24.0 cm
MaterialPaper: Echizen Kizuki Hosho Washi made by Living National Treasure, Ichibei Iwano
FeatureType of print: Woodcut print
NotesNo. of copies: 100 / Date of publication: July 2023
Supervision: The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing
Production: The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints

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