Bonbon Clock
Artist
Itō Shinsui
(Japanese, 1898 - 1972)
Publisher
Hotta Watchmakers
Commissioned by
Hotta Watchmakers
Date1964
PeriodShōwa period (1926–1989)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper with applied gold
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
Image: 13 5/8 × 10 1/4 in. (34.6 × 26 cm)
Image: 13 5/8 × 10 1/4 in. (34.6 × 26 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2016
Object numberSN11557.33
In 1964, the Hotta Watchmakers commissioned the celebrated print designer and painter Itō Shinsui to create four images pairing beautiful women from different historical periods with clocks. Here, a smartly dressed woman stands before a timepiece known as a “bonbon” clock for the sound made by its swinging pendulum.
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