Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

After Bath

Size: 28.0cm by 20.0cm (11.02 in by 7.87 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Utagawa Toyokuni

Era: Taisho | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 7,000$ 56.00£ 42.50€ 49.25 [Item has been sold]

Description: Part of a monthly subscription series of three woodblock prints issued by the Yamato Hanga Kano-khai in ca. 1924.

Two women are coming out of a public bath, each holding their clothes, presumably changed after the bath. They are looking back at a man carrying a bundle of camellia flowers on his head.

Toyokuni interestingly depicted these three people; the two beautiful and tall ladies are wearing nicely patterned kimono, while the man, who looks like a peddler, is short, dressed in simple clothes, and has a funny-looking face.

We are not sure, but this seems to be the work of Toyokuni I (1769-1825). He depicted many beautiful ladies who appear healthy and have a soft, gentle atmosphere.

There is foxing in the lower part. There are traces of glue removal on the back of this print.

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