Original Japanese Woodblock Print: By Toyokuni III 1853 Tales Of Genji Tansu titled kiri wood box

titled kiri wood box

White stones can be made of shell or glass and the black are made of either slate or glass

They measure approximately 3" tall and about 4" wide together ( 7

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Original Japanese Woodblock Print: By Toyokuni III 1853 Tales Of Genji Tansu titled kiri wood boxThis is an original Japanese late Edo era printed in 1853 guaranteed original Ukiyo e (woodblock print) triptych by the Japanese artist Toyokuni III, aka Kunisada Tsunoda (1786 1865) of the Utagawa school. This is titled Genji Visting the Rokujou Mansion" (Rokujou was mistress), or Tousei Genji Rokujo gayoi. The censor marks indicate that this was printed in the 3rd month of 1856. From the Murasaki Shikibu's 11th century literary masterpiece Tales of