Maiko Bathing, Antique Taisho Silk Scroll by Ikuho
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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920: Item # 1111839
Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920: Item # 1111839
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Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
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Steam coils about the petit young woman at the public bath, a fine Taisho era painting signed Ikuho. The color blends into the silk, leaving a soft edge enhancing the sense she is being viewed through the steam and heat of the bath. Pigment on silk, mounted later in green patterned cloth extended with grey and featuring wooden rollers. As pictures of nudes were forbidden, Ikuho is likely a pen-name, possibly taken from Ikuho Street in Northern Kyoto city where the artist may have resided. The scroll is 19 x 78-1/2 inches (47.5 x 199 cm) and is in fine condition but for a faint water stain in the upper right corner and some minor marks.
Steam coils about the petit young woman at the public bath, a fine Taisho era painting signed Ikuho. The color blends into the silk, leaving a soft edge enhancing the sense she is being viewed through the steam and heat of the bath. Pigment on silk, mounted later in green patterned cloth extended with grey and featuring wooden rollers. As pictures of nudes were forbidden, Ikuho is likely a pen-name, possibly taken from Ikuho Street in Northern Kyoto city where the artist may have resided. The scroll is 19 x 78-1/2 inches (47.5 x 199 cm) and is in fine condition but for a faint water stain in the upper right corner and some minor marks.