1930's Reprints - These early reprints were produced using traditional inks and papers in the 1930's before World War II. With the influx of foreigners following the war, there were a great number of prints produced for visitors unfamiliar with the tradition of Japanese woodblock printing. These prints, however, were produced for local collectors and so great care was taken to finely emulate the original prints. These 1930's prints bear a rectangular red seal and, while they are recognized by collectors as being reprints of the finest quality, the name of the publisher was lost. A rare, beautiful print with an attractive sense of age

Comments - Interesting portrait of a courtesan and her two kamuro or child apprentices. She wears a black kimono with an embossed diamond pattern and rendered with shiny black pigment, an effect that gave prints from this time period the name of urushi-e or "lacquer picture." The girls wearing matching robes decorated with birds in flight and bamboo. A handsome design from the early years of hand-colored woodblock prints.

Artist - Edo era artist (unsigned)

Image Size - 13 1/8" x 6 3/8"

Condition - This print with excellent detail as shown. Paper remnants on reverse at top corners from previous mounting. Toning, small paper remnant at left edge. Please see photos for details. Good overall.