John the Baptist and Salome, published in 1907, by Aubrey Beardsley, a detail of one of the drawings illustrating Oscar Wilde's play Salome . The Japanese artist made the breasts appear nude, as the Beardsley breasts are, although they are covered. A crescent moon sits on the hairdo of each. Among the differences is the Beardsley navel , unique as are many of Beardsley's touches in his art. Two things missing in the ad are the feeling of evil pervading much of Beardsley's work, and his genius .
More flowers grow, below.
The Beardsley flowers, above, suitably thorned, writhe to the right of Salome. The ad, above, repeats the Beardsley crescent moons , right. This wood block woman shows a pose similar to that of our ladies, as does the Heine drawing, right, although both bodies are directed the other way. Heine, shows a similar pose. I did not find a Japanese original of the Beardsley woman in my library, making it more likely it was original with him - which is what I would have expected of the artist.