Original woodblock print triptych - Mulberry paper - Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904) - 'Tennō gosairei no zu' 天王御祭礼之図 (The Tenno Festival) - Japan - 1864 (Bunkyū 4/Genji 1)
Original woodblock print triptych - Mulberry paper - Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904) - 'Tennō gosairei no zu' 天王御祭礼之図 (The Tenno Festival) - Japan - 1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1) The triptych portrays kabuki actors as tattooed participants in the Tennō festival Date: 1864 (Bunkyū 4/Genji 1) Ōban tate-e woodblock print triptych Discoloration, restorations, tears, creases, top margin slightly trimmed, backed See Tokyo Metropolitan Library: https: //archive. library. metro. tokyo. lg. jp/da/detail? tilcod=0000000003-00051023 The Art of the Japanese Tattoo: Irezumi
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Original woodblock print triptych - Mulberry paper - Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904) - 'Tennō gosairei no zu' 天王御祭礼之図 (The Tenno Festival) - Japan - 1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1) The triptych portrays kabuki actors as tattooed participants in the Tennō festival Date: 1864 (Bunkyū 4/Genji 1) Ōban tate-e woodblock print triptych Discoloration, restorations, tears, creases, top margin slightly trimmed, backed See Tokyo Metropolitan Library: https: //archive. library. metro. tokyo. lg. jp/da/detail? tilcod=0000000003-00051023 The Art of the Japanese Tattoo: Irezumi