{"product_id":"maekawa-senpan_hanga-yokusenfu","title":"Bathhouse Etiquette Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of woodblock prints by printmaker Senpan Maekawa, who visited various hot spring resorts and depicted the local landscapes and bathhouse scenes. Published by Ryuseikaku in 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is based on three limited-edition woodblock print books in color: \"Yokusenpu,\" \"Zoku Yokusenpu,\" and \"Zoku Zoku Yokusenpu.\" It compiles the hot spring landscapes created over more than ten years into a single volume, reprinting the original color prints in monochrome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaekawa is said to have felt a unique charm in the atmosphere of hot spring resorts and the time spent bathing alone. He captured buildings, bathtubs, steam, and mountain landscapes with simple lines and planes, depicting the distinct character of each hot spring resort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"Yokusenpu\" series was created during air raid warnings in wartime and despite material shortages after the war. In the afterword, Maekawa himself describes the circumstances of the publication, the uneven distribution of recorded locations, and the conflict involved in changing from color to monochrome prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Hanga Yokusenpu\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Ryuseikaku\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] October 30, 1954\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] 60 plates (including commentary)\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 168 x 182 x 29 mm \/ 539g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Hangayokusenpu\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Senpan Maekawa\/Author, Ishiro Sawada\/Publisher\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Kinmei Insatsu Co., Ltd.\/Printer\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【4】Fair to Below Average (box slightly damaged\/tanned\/stained, body tanned\/stained, bookstore sticker on endpaper)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Box\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSenpan Maekawa (1888–1960)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kyoto. Printmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter studying Western painting at the Kansai Art Institute, he moved to Tokyo in the late Meiji era. He continued his creative work while engaged in jobs for newspaper and magazine companies, and devoted himself to printmaking after the beginning of the Showa era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMember of the Japan Print Association. He continuously exhibited at exhibitions sponsored by the Ministry of Education and presented his works without judgment. Strongly drawn to the scenery of hot spring resorts and the life of bathing, he created the \"Yokusenpu\" series through extensive research in various locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKōshirō Onchi, Yasunori Taninaka\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"まえかわせんぱん｜前川千帆 \/ MAEKAWA Senpan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44644185505834,"sku":"BB-000008","price":800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/D3E57071-8C42-410F-BA7C-BA157A5599D8.jpg?v=1785798449","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/en\/products\/maekawa-senpan_hanga-yokusenfu","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}