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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4424654, member: 8267"]These look more like paintings, likely gouache or something similar, rather than woodblock prints. And the dress and style of the ladies look more Chinese than Japanese. </p><p><br /></p><p>The technique of Asian woodblock prints uses a soft paper that is laid on the carved and inked block, and then is rubbed on the back with a baren to transfer the ink. It would not work with an art board such as this. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some closeups would be helpful, but the character of the medium (some texture and opacity) looks more like gouache than the inks used in prints.</p><p><br /></p><p>The style looks very Art Deco/Chinese. Traditional Japanese women wear kimonos, while Chinese wear such high collar, close fitting jackets. The bobbed hair is also not typical of Japanese. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Japanese-made art board, it could have been imported for use by a Chinese artist, working in a style somewhat similar to the Japanese tradition of "bijin-ga" - portraits of beautiful women. Perhaps these were made to appeal to Japanese tourists, or during the Japanese occupation of China (1937-1945).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4424654, member: 8267"]These look more like paintings, likely gouache or something similar, rather than woodblock prints. And the dress and style of the ladies look more Chinese than Japanese. The technique of Asian woodblock prints uses a soft paper that is laid on the carved and inked block, and then is rubbed on the back with a baren to transfer the ink. It would not work with an art board such as this. Some closeups would be helpful, but the character of the medium (some texture and opacity) looks more like gouache than the inks used in prints. The style looks very Art Deco/Chinese. Traditional Japanese women wear kimonos, while Chinese wear such high collar, close fitting jackets. The bobbed hair is also not typical of Japanese. As for the Japanese-made art board, it could have been imported for use by a Chinese artist, working in a style somewhat similar to the Japanese tradition of "bijin-ga" - portraits of beautiful women. Perhaps these were made to appeal to Japanese tourists, or during the Japanese occupation of China (1937-1945).[/QUOTE]
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