Gaku or framed painting depicting a moga or modern beauty standing beside a western style chair and curtain, executed on paper in mineral pigments and gofun or clam shell gesso, the details in moriage or raised technique. Signed on right side by the artist: Daizaburo, and sealed (Nakamura Daizaburo, 1898 – 1947). In its original Western style carved and gilt wood frame. Showa era, circa 1926 – 1936.

Born in Kyoto, Nakamura Daizaburo graduated in 1916 from the Kyoto City Art and Craft School. In 1919 he became a pupil of Nishiyama Suisho. First invited to exhibit his work at the 12th Bunten in 1918, Nakamura Daizaburo, exhibited at the Teiten, Shin-Bunten, and the Hoshukuten frequently in the years leading up to the War (including 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1940, and 1943).

Renowned for his paintings of Bijin or Japanese Beauties, he began incorporating Western and modern motifs in his paintings in the period between 1926 – 1936. This is a rare and important example of Nakamura Daizaburo’s work, and was exhibited at the Furukawa Museum of Art and the Kinoshita Museum of Art.