Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

The Weaver

Size: 39.5cm by 25.5cm (15.55 in by 10.04 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Suzuki Harunobu

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 3,000$ 22.00£ 17.50€ 20.25 [Item has been sold]

Description: A girl is weaving cotton on a handloom. At first glance, the threads appear to be all white, but it is actually the kara-zuri (embossing) technique, and the threads seem to float softly in the bright pink background. Harunobu was the originator of the technique of iro-tsubushi in which the background is painted over with a single color, and in this print, the bright pink of the background is eye-catching.

This particular print is a post-war reproduction by Yamada Shoin.

There are some foxing spots on this print.

There is a trace of glue removal at the lower left of the backside.

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