Japanese Ukiyoe Women Abalone Shelling Utamaro Bijinga Woodblock Print FL458 rice bowl Flower vase (hanaire)

Flower vase (hanaire)

This is a vintage Japanese religious book called Seikyo (Sacred Texts) features four texts for the Seicho-no-Ie religion founded by Masaharu Taniguchi

3 cm long x 16

blade: 24 mm

This is a vintage Chinese wooden wall hanging decoration

Japanese Ukiyoe Women Abalone Shelling Utamaro Bijinga Woodblock Print FL458 rice bowl Flower vase (hanaire)Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Art This Japanese ukiyo e is a woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro. It is the centerpiece of a three part work called 'Abalone shell divers' or 'Pearl divers'. This piece represents two women on a rock next to the sea. One woman has just got out of the water, and the other one is next to a basket full of abalone shells, or awabi in Japanese. This piece is an authentic woodblock print, but it is a reprint from the Showa