Japanese Woodblock Print – Poor Girl

c.1862

By Utagawa Kunisada (1786–12 January 1865)

Edo no Hana Meisho basically translates to 'Flowers of Edo' or a euphemism for non-Japanese people. This graphic depicts the actor Onoe Kikujiro II as the Poor Girl of the lonely house. Woodblock printing in Japan was a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e. Widely adopted in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868).

Cropped; minor creasing.

365 x 245mm

R2,000

Japanese Woodblock Print – Poor Girl c. 1862
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