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| Artist: | Utamaro 1 Kitagawa (1753-1806) — 喜多川歌麿 |
| Title: | A Beauty After Her Bath |
| Series: | Seven Komachi of the Green Houses |
| Date of first edition?: | 1795 (circa) |
| Date of this artwork?: | c. 1930s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Fusui Gabo |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 41028 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
KITAGAWA UTAMARO
A Beauty After Her Bath
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Date: originated c. 1795. |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
This is a deluxe 1920s edition published by Fusui Gabo
Size: oban, approx. 10.5" x 15.5"
Condition: VG, with minor flaws
Impression: Fine, white mica background on tanned paper, nice impression, stong keylines
Color: Fine, good strong color with bleed through to the verso
ABOUT FUSUI GABO COMPANY
Fusui Gabo was a publishing house active during the 1930's in Tokyo owned by Fusui Shobo. Fusui Gabo was renowned for the high quality of their prints, and their specialty was reproducing prints by famous ukiyo-e masters, the publisher also worked with shin hanga artists, including Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) on bijin-ga and landscape prints.
The publisher's seal is found stamped in the side margin of the print above the printer carver seals and reads "Copyright owned by Fusui Gabo Company" (Hanyen shoyu Fusui Gabo hakko). Most of the prints published by Fusui Gabo are not dated. Fusui Gabo was not active after World War II and it is presumed that the company disbanded during the war. |
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