Antique Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print

This is a Japanese woodblock print Ukiyoe by an Ishikawa Seijuuro. The kanji inscription says “Jewel River of Bush Clover in Omi Province”.  This print shows a woman in beautiful kimono with a child near a river in the foreground and a mountain in the background.    Ukiyoe is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties, kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes and landscapes, flora and fauna, and erotica.

• Title: Konin Kyoshiki Cho
• Artist: Ishikawa Seijuuro
• Woodblock print (Hanga), ink print
• Paper 
• Item weight: 4 grams
• Packed weight: 204 grams
• April Taisho 14 (1925)
• Approx. 21.5 cm long x 25.7 cm wide
• Good condition considering its age. Stains, color bleeding, discoloration. The print paper is torn in several places. Scratches and holes. Horizontal fold mark in the middle. Print adhered to a paper. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos. 
• This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya

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