Offset Lithograph After Utamaro's "Women After the Bath" and Chinese Gouache Painting
Item Details
A set of two pieces of East Asian artwork. Featured is an offset lithograph after a circa 1798 woodblock print by listed Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro I (喜多川 歌麿, circa 1753-1806). The image is titled Women After the Bath (湯上り) from the series _Elegant Five-Needled Pine (風流五葉の松). The piece is signed in-plate ‘Utamaro hitsu’ (歌麿筆) to the right margin. The print is presented under acrylic in a gold tone metal frame with hanging wire to the verso. More information about the original work can be found by visiting the link below Additional Information. Also featured is a Chinese gouache painting on paper by an unknown artist. The unsigned image depicts two female figures dressed in long robes, shown standing around a small wooden table with a censer an outdoor setting. The work is matted in white and presented under acrylic in a gold tone metal frame with a sawtooth hanger affixed to the verso.
Condition
- visible surfaces scratches and edge wear to frames; some fading and yellowing to print; markings to frame backings.
Dimensions
- measures largest frame; smaller frame measures 10.25" W x 13.25" H x 1.0" D with a visible image size of 5.5" W x 8.5" H.
Item #
17CHI042-200
Additional Information
Woodblock Print of "Women after the Bath" at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
