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Kotatsu : Shimura’s best work which uses blue effectively. |
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Hatsumode / New Year’s Visit to A Shrine : Hair accessory and obi ( belt ) stand out
gorgeously. |
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Kiba ( name of place in Tokyo ): The crested haori gives a subtle aura. |
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Kiba : Eye-catching red makes an impact. |
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Untitled : A work of Shimura’s early phase. It is one of the very rare works of his to show the whole body of a woman. |
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Karakkaze / Dry Blast : A woman with a daruma doll in cold wintry wind. It is one of a very few to have background with motion. |
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Odoriko / Dancer : It was made in Shimura’s later phase. His aesthetic quest can be glimpsed by a different culture of Balinese woman. |
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Shigusa / Gesture : This work represents Shimura’s deep knowledge to Japanese ball
dance. |
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Ryosugata: A woman with summer cotton kimono. |
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Oume / name of the woman |
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Okawabashi : with a scenery along the river which Shimura liked. |
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Shitaku / dressing : A woman dressing. |
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Haori : A woman fitting cover-up on kimono. |
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Kawagishi / riverbank : a scenery of clay warehouses in Nihonbashi area. A girl and an old town matches. |
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Yakaimaki / Chignon : A woman with chignon which was fashionable since Taisho era. It gives noble atmosphere. |
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Ryo |
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Nigumi no Otoko / A Man of Group Ni
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Senhime |
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Kochiyama Soushun |
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Natsusugata |
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Minamoto No Yoshitsune ( name of a historical warlord ) |
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Meigetsu Satarokasa ( name of story ) |
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Katana / sward |
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Kimono Futari |
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Yakusha Otoko
A Cast A Man |
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Kimono and Lamp |
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Sannin / Three of Them |
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Striped Kimono A Man with a Tattoo |
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Hanabi Onnna Futari / Fireworks Two Women |
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Ejimaikushima |
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Untitled |
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Kajibugyo / Fire Magistrate |