Day: May 5, 2019
Hiroshige Woodblock In Frame 1920s Adachi Reprint
Hiroshige Woodblock In Frame. Utagawa Hiroshige is considered by many to be the last great master of ukiyo-e. This piece, entitled Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge is part of the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series. Approximately 17by 13 in the frame, 13 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches in the mat. Contains the 1920s […]
ORIGINAL Antique EDO Kunisada Utagawa Japanese TRIPTYCH Woodblock Print Samurai
ANTIQUE EDO PERIOD “SAMURAI AND SORCERESS” TRIPTYCH JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY KUNISADA UTAGAWA FROM CIRCA 1860’S. It depicts a sorceress threatening to cut off a Geisha’s long hair while her Samurai lover prepares to react. The geisha in the center panel is making a “no, don’t” rhetorical gesture and a horrified attendant kneels behind the […]