Chikanobu -- "Women Bathing at a Hotspring Resort"

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Artist Chikanobu TOYOHARA
(1832-1912)
Title "Women Bathing at a Hotspring Resort"
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Date Originally Oct 1881; this a later re-carved edition ca1930-40's.
Provenance Obtained via a Japanese dealer contact.
Series na
Publisher Unknown
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 9 3/8 x 14 1/8 (each sheet)
Impression Very Fine.
Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to bodies, water, and cherry blossoms; highly detailed carving; nice bleed-through to verso. (VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.")
Condition Excellent. Excellent colors. (Slight toning; otherwise flawless.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments Left panel (of three sheets) showing women bathing together at a hotsprings resort. Original printed 1881, this is a Showa era 1930/40's reprint. Delightful!!
Item # GG-351
Price $275