Original Japanese Woodblock Print: By Toyokuni III 1853 Tales Of Genji Tansu White stones can be made

White stones can be made of shell or glass and the black are made of either slate or glass

titled kiri wood box

This is an antique Chinese storage basket intricately woven in a beautiful pattern with tsutsu dake (aged bamboo)

They measure approximately 3" tall and about 4" wide together ( 7

This bowl measures 3" in diameter 1 /34" tall (7

Original Japanese Woodblock Print: By Toyokuni III 1853 Tales Of Genji Tansu White stones can be madeThis is an original Japanese late Edo era printed in 1853 guaranteed original Ukiyo e (woodblock print) triptych by the Japanese artist Toyokuni III, aka Kunisada Tsunoda (1786 1865) of the Utagawa school. This is titled Genji Visting the Rokujou Mansion" (Rokujou was mistress), or Tousei Genji Rokujo gayoi. The censor marks indicate that this was printed in the 3rd month of 1856. From the Murasaki Shikibu's 11th century literary masterpiece Tales of