After the bath (70/100)

A numbered edition print — designated 70 of 100 — depicting a woman after bathing, the limited run indicating a controlled production intended for collectors rather than broad commercial distribution. The explicit numbering situates this work within the shin-hanga practice of issuing deluxe editions with careful quality oversight across each impression. The subject follows the post-bath bijin-ga format favored by Watanabe Shōzaburō's circle, where the figure is shown in a state of informal undress, often with damp or loosely arranged hair. The low edition size would have allowed the printer to maintain consistent bokashi gradations and pigment saturation across all impressions, making each copy in the run a close match to the artist's original vision for skin tone and textile rendering.