This print depicts three female figures on a raised platform overlooking a training yard where a man on horseback practices with a bow. The two women on the right converse together while the third's attention is undivided on the man on his horse. The original paper is set upon archival paper.

Weight (lbs): 0.25
Height (In.): 10.25
Width (In.): 14.5
Depth (In.): N/A
Size: 14.5X10.25
Maker: Utagawa School
Material: Paper
Date: 19th C
Provenance: N/A
Condition: Wrinkling of the paper, light tearing to the corners.
History: Woodblock printing in Japan (moku-hanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period. Woodblock printing had been used in China for centuries to print books, long before the advent of movable type, but was widely adopted in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Although similar to woodcut in Western printmaking in some regards, the moku-hanga technique differs in that it uses water-based inks—as opposed to western woodcut, which often uses oil-based inks. The Japanese water-based inks provide a wide range of vivid colors, glazes, and transparency.
Condition: Wrinkling of the paper, light tearing to the corners. History: Woodblock printing in Japan (moku-hanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period. Woodblock printing had been used in China for centuries to print books, long before the advent of movable type, but was widely adopted in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Although similar to woodcut in Western printmaking in some regards, the moku-hanga technique differs in that it uses water-based inks—as opposed to western woodcut, which often uses oil-based inks. The Japanese water-based inks provide a wide range of vivid colors, glazes, and transparency.