Antique Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print
This is a Japanese woodblock print Ukiyoe by an unknown artist. This print shows a tattooed woman in an action scene with a man.
Ukiyoe is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of female beauties, kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes and landscapes, flora and fauna, and erotica.
- Artist: Toyokuni
- Title: Iwai Hanshiro (Kabuki actor)
- Woodblock print (Hanga), ink print
- Paper
- Item weight: 4 grams
- Packed weight: 204 grams
- C1900
- Approx. 29.2 cm long x 22.2 cm wide
- Good condition considering its age. Stains, color bleeding, discoloration. Folding marks. 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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