Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 97594
No.19- Contemplation (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
- 1327 × 2000 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Ohmi Gallery
- Published by / 公開者
- 朝倉レン
- Rights / 権利
- No commercial-app permission documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Ohmi Gallery
Catalog note / 解説
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 paper (contains the usual chain lines) and w…
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