[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 : Famous tayu in the three capitals. (Tayu are the highest class of traditional Oiran in Japan)
Title : Santo dayu zoroi
Artist : Torii Kiyomasu
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 : 348mm x 495mm (13.7in x 19.5in)
Weight : Total 11gram (.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.
