Japanese Ukiyoe Woman Kaishi Tea Ceremony Utamaro Bijinga Woodblock Print FL462 seed The drum has some gold

The drum has some gold color embellishments and rests on a tin fabric purple cushion

It is a plaque to pray for academic success

Item weight: 1647 grams

compartment dividers warped

The lid is the same design

Japanese Ukiyoe Woman Kaishi Tea Ceremony Utamaro Bijinga Woodblock Print FL462 seed The drum has some goldJapanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Art This Japanese ukiyo e is a woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro called 'Beauty holding kaishi paper'. It represents a woman, possibly a geisha or oiran, with hairpins holding a pile of paper. These papers are called kaishi and are used to place traditional wagashi sweets during tea ceremony. This piece is an authentic woodblock print, but it is a reprint from the Showa period, not a first edition. The print is placed