[Reproduction woodblock print]
This work is a reproduction of a woodblock print, made with the same traditional printmaking processes as those used when the original was created.
Type : woodblock prints, Ukiyo-e
Topic : Abalone divers
Title : Awabi tori
Artist : Kitagawa Utamaro
Publisher : Kyoeido
The estimated Period : Showa period (after 1960)
Material : paper
Printing process : The tesuri method (The woodblock print is carefully handcrafted by artisans one by one without the use of machinery. A traditional printing technique in which the designs carved on wood are hand-printed onto paper one color at a time.)
Dimensions : about 407mm x 283mm(16in x 11.1in)(x3sheets) Sizes are approximate and may slightly from actual size.
Weight : 10gram(0.4oz)
Condition : old item; (damaged by tear, spot, dirt, scribbles, worm-eaten holes, etc...) Please view pictures as they are a part of the description. Originally there were three woodcuts, but two are missing, so there is only one in total.
