Antique Japanese Woodblock Print - Women's Bathhouse - Provocative - 1800s Art

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Antique Japanese Woodblock Print - Women's Bathhouse - Provocative - 1800s Art. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
Up for your consideration is an fascinating and unique 19th century Japanese woodblock print featuring women's bathhouse with numerous women in various stages of their cleaning rituals.
Artist: Unknown
Date: circa 1800s
Origin: Japan
Approx Dimensions: frames 8” by 6”. Inside pictures 6” by 4”
Condition
Excellent overall condition
More Information: To create a woodblock print in the traditional Japanese style, an artist would first draw an image onto washi, a thin yet durable type of paper. The artist would then apply ink to the relief. A piece of paper would be placed on top of it, and a flat tool called a baren would help transfer the ink to the paper.
Polychrome prints were made using a separate carved block for each color, which could number up to twenty. To print with precision using numerous blocks on a single paper sheet, a system of placing two cuts on the edge of each block to serve as alignment guides was employed.prints were made using a separate carved block for each color, which could number up to twenty. To print with precision using numerous blocks on a single paper sheet, a system of placing two cuts on the edge of each block to serve as alignment guides was employed