Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 97558

No. 5- After A Bath (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
1377 × 2000 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Ohmi Gallery
Published by / 公開者
星野アカリ
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Ohmi Gallery

Catalog note / 解説

One of the rarest prints of this series. 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 each print they were printed using a patented \"KI Banton\" platemaking process, so probably an advanced technique for that era. Each scene is printed on washi pap…

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