At the Bath

Created in 1934, this oban print depicts a woman in the act of bathing, surrounded by the steam and warmth of a Japanese bathhouse interior. Ishikawa Toraji uses ink and color on paper to render the play of light across wet skin and tile, creating a scene that feels both observed and composed. The figure occupies the center of the design, her posture natural rather than posed, grounding the image in everyday ritual. Toraji's treatment of the bathing theme strips away idealization, presenting the human body with a directness unusual in bijin-ga prints of the early Showa period.