Framed Japanese Woodblock Print of 'Ichikawa Danjuro VIII' By Toyokuni III Hundi Hanging Lamps Originally used with quern stones

Originally used with quern stones for grinding wheat or other grains

Junk Ships are trading vessels with fully battened sails

It's a very special piece and rare to find in such good condition these days in China

She is carved from Teak

bedding or grain

Framed Japanese Woodblock Print of 'Ichikawa Danjuro VIII' By Toyokuni III Hundi Hanging Lamps Originally used with quern stonesThis old Japanese woodblock print is by woodblock print artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III, 1786 1865). It is the second half of a diptych advertising the play; 'Jiraiya Gketsu Monogatari' at the Kawarazaki theater. Here, actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII is seen as Jitsumu Shonin Jiraiya. He looks up at the stars has he holds a compass. The original publisher was Kogaya Katsugor and the blockcutter taya Takichi (Hori Takichi) in 1852, Edo period. The