Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 97552

No. 11- Behind The Screen (variant) (1)

Artist / 作者
Ito Shinsui伊東深水
Date / 年代
1931-1940
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / ohmi
Digital record / 画像記録
1328 × 2000 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Ohmi Gallery
Published by / 公開者
白石カナ
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Ohmi Gallery

Catalog note / 解説

This is a very rare variant strike containing the title \"伊東深水美人百姿\" (Ito Shinsui 100 Bijin Forms), as opposed to the usual Takasago title. I've only seen one copy from this series containing this title. Rare pre-war machine printing (possibly a lithograph) of a gorgeous 'bijin' (beauty) wearing a Takasago-dyed kimono, by Ito Shinsui. Takasago dyeing is a special fabric dyeing process developed in Japan that dates to the 1600s. Rarely seen in the market. Artist signature and seal within the image area. Prints from this series are machine printed or possibly lithographic items, and they are the finest examples of pre-war machine printing I've seen. According to a seal in the lower margin of…

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