Japanese Ukiyoe Kabuki Actors Portrait Utagawa Toyokuni Woodblock Print FL456 shirohiki Silk is lifting off the

Silk is lifting off the back side

Japanese Buddhist Book

The bottom of the cup has the shape of a face

5 cm wide x 15cm tall

It rests on a red and gold silk pillow with a yellow tassel

Japanese Ukiyoe Kabuki Actors Portrait Utagawa Toyokuni Woodblock Print FL456 shirohiki Silk is lifting off theJapanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Art This Japanese ukiyo e is a woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni called 'Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Bando Hikosaburo III'. It represents two kabuki actors rehearsing. One of the actor is holding a book, likely the play lines. This piece is an authentic woodblock print, but it is a reprint from the Showa period, not a first edition. The print is placed on a piece of cardboard. Ukiyoe is a genre of Japanese art that