$500–$4,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Ishikawa's prints are relatively uncommon in the market. When available, good examples find ready buyers.
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](/glossary/shin-hanga) movement's interest in modernizing traditional [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) subjects while preserving the technical refinement of collaborative printmaking between artist, carver, and printer.
Mutsu Tsuta onsen
1919
Color woodblock print; oban
1943
Color woodblock print
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
1924
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
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.
