After bathing — 浴後
by Ito Shinsui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Ito Shinsui
Shinsui is Japan's preeminent shin-hanga bijin-ga master. His "Modern Beauties" and related series remain in strong demand, with provenance from notable collections (Freddie Mercury's collection appeared at Sotheby's 2023) adding premium value.
A nude or semi-nude figure emerges from the bath, the Japanese title 浴後 (yokogo, "after bathing") marking the subject explicitly in the tradition of [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) that depict women in states of intimate undress. Shinsui's nude prints, while relatively few in his overall output, are notable for their directness—the figures are not coyly posed but observed with the same attentive respect he brought to his fully clothed beauties. The woodblock medium, with its inherent abstraction of tone and outline, lends the nude subject a dignified formality.
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 bathing — 浴後 was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
After bathing — 浴後 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
After bathing — 浴後 depicts nude.
