Pulled back against the top of her head, the thick black hair of the Japanese woman falls over her forehead as it is wrapped through the kanzashi (ornament). An unusual but not unfound subject chosen by Eve Nethercott, the artist's rendering of the Japanese woman in traditional dress is enigmatic and powerful. Portrait of a Japanese Woman (P4.9) Eve Nethercott American (1925–2015) Date: 1961 Watercolor on Paper Size: 16.5 x 12.5 in. (41.91 x 31.75 cm)