Description
This reproduction is a new, individually printed & proofed, superior quality, giclee process, fine art print. It is printed on 100% cotton rag acid-free, heavyweight fine art paper with a luxurious textured watercolor paper finish & archival pigment inks to ensure permanence. Image Size - 17 x 11.4 inches printed on larger 19 x 13 inch paper to allow ample borders for matting & framing. The female image has long been a favorite subject of Japanese artists. Images of beautiful women - bijin-e, whether from the centuries old ukiyo-e tradition ('pictures of the floating world') or the shin hanga ('new prints') movement of the twentieth century, beautiful women dominate Japanese visual art. Japanese artistic thought saw a beautiful woman as a flower in nature. "...even someone with an afflicted mind or who nurses discontent cannot help but unload his heart of stone in front of beautiful flowers or charming beauties." Tokyo born artist Torii Kotondo began his approach to bijinga in 1917 & produced prints infused with a contemplative, nostalgic mood. The popular bijinga theme of combing the hair & bathing captures this beautiful woman at a private, thoughtful moment. Reproduction - Heavyweight Fine Art Paper, watercolor texture surface & archival pigment inks. Original Medium: Woodcut with colored inks on paper Prints ship in a heavy protective cardboard tube. the giclee process produces a high quality, fine art reproduction from a high-resolution digital file of an image. The file is then printed with a high-resolution photo generation printer on a fine art paper. Most artists & working photographers today use the giclee process to produce reproductions of their original artwork & photographs. As with any original art or fine art reproduction, it is recommended that prints are framed & displayed under glass to prevent color fade or shift over the years. Japanese Art. Kotondo Fine Art Reproduction. After A Visit To The Bath House, 1933 Bytorii Kotondo. Print
