7-1/2" x 6-1/2". Sleeping man w/angels and God in chariot overhead. Monochrome woodblock print bearing the number 73. Yo or Hiroshi Iwashita was born in 1917. Other than that one fact, almost nothing is known about him. The presence of his work…
Shirasuga, the Slope at Shiomi (Shirasuga, Shiomizaka zu) from the series Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojyuusan tsugi no uchi). This famous set of color woodblock prints appeared between 1833-34 and was published by Heido and…
Helmet, black with gold 5-petal flower emblem, red underside. Japanese helmet of the type called jingasa, 12x 13 inches. Lacquered wood in excellent condition. During the Tokugawa period, a key means of social control were the great parades of…
H: 13-1/4", W: 12" Helmet, black with gold 5-petal flower emblem, red underside. Japanese helmet of the type called jingasa, Tokugawa Period. Lacquered wood in excellent condition. During the Tokugawa period, a key means of social control were…