[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 : This work shows a scene of fishing with a colander or net, which is done when the river is full of water and the fish are swept away by the fast, waterfall-like current.
Series : Oceans of Wisdom (Chie no umi)
Title : Waiting Nets (Machi-ami)
Artist : Katsushika Hokusai
Publisher : Adachi
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 : 192mm x 262mm (7.6in x 10.3in)
Weight : Total 4gram (.1oz)
Condition : old item; (damaged by tear, spot, dirt, scribbles, worm-eaten holes, etc...) Please view pictures as they are a part of the description.