After the Bath
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A woman is shown in a quiet, private moment following her bath, her body relaxed and her expression unguarded. Ishikawa Toraji treats the bathing subject not as spectacle but as a study in human vulnerability and repose. The ink and color woodblock technique allows for delicate skin tones against the muted background, drawing attention to the figure's posture and the loose drape of fabric. This intimate domestic scene reflects the shin-hanga movement's interest in modernizing traditional bijin-ga subjects while preserving the technical refinement of collaborative printmaking between artist, carver, and printer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
After the Bath was created by Ishikawa Toraji (石川寅治).
After the Bath was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
After the Bath depicts nude, figures, and bijin-ga.