Japanese Woodblock, Print, Woman with Tatami
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This print depicts three women in a room decorated with blue-green tatami and drapery. There are two swords in the lower left of the print, a katana and a wakazashi. The print is on traditional paper, set on archival paper.
Condition
Weight (lbs): 0.25
Height (In.): 10.25
Width (In.): 14.75
Depth (In.): N/A
Size: 14.75X10.25
Maker: Utagawa School
Material: Paper
Date: 19th C
Provenance: N/A
Condition: Wrinkling and wear to the edges of the original paper, mild discoloration.
History: Woodblock printing in Japan (moku-hanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period. Woodblock printing had been used in China for centuries to print books, long before the advent of movable type, but was widely adopted in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Although similar to woodcut in Western printmaking in some regards, the moku-hanga technique differs in that it uses water-based inks—as opposed to western woodcut, which often uses oil-based inks. The Japanese water-based inks provide a wide range of vivid colors, glazes, and transparency.
Condition: Wrinkling and wear to the edges of the original paper, mild discoloration. History: Woodblock printing in Japan (moku-hanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period. Woodblock printing had been used in China for centuries to print books, long before the advent of movable type, but was widely adopted in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Although similar to woodcut in Western printmaking in some regards, the moku-hanga technique differs in that it uses water-based inks—as opposed to western woodcut, which often uses oil-based inks. The Japanese water-based inks provide a wide range of vivid colors, glazes, and transparency.
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Japanese Woodblock, Print, Woman with Tatami
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