[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 : A work depicting people encountering a sudden evening shower and sheltering under a large tree in the pouring rain.
Title : Taiboku no shita no amayadori
Artist : Kitagawa Utamaro
Publisher : Yamada Shoin
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 300mm x 194mm (11.8in x 7.6in) Sizes are approximate and may slightly from actual size.
Weight : 6gram(0.2oz)
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 one is missing, so there is only two in total.
