This contemporary mixed-media work depicts a stylized standing geisha in traditional kimono and elaborate shimada hairstyle, rendered with bold black outlines and a vibrant palette of red, blue, and yellow. The artist has utilized a layered technique, incorporating what appears to be hand-applied pigment over a textured, burlap-like heavy paper ground. The piece is numbered "44/75" in the lower left and signed and dated "MW '86" in the lower right. It is presented in a wide, stepped wooden frame with a gold-tone finish and a textured black inner border.

Specifications

• Medium: Mixed media (likely acrylic or gouache and ink) on textured paper

• Subject: Standing Geisha

• Date: 1986

• Edition: 44/75

• Height: 56 in

• Length: 44 in

• Frame: Gilt stepped wood frame with black textured matting/liner

Japanese culture, Bijin-ga, orientalist art, 1980s contemporary, limited edition print, kimono fashion, figurative art, interior design, large scale wall decor, textile texture, Asian influence.