Japanese Ukiyoe Woman Kaishi Tea Ceremony Utamaro Bijinga Woodblock Print FL462 seed gingko leaf

gingko leaf

The lid is the same design

The whole chain is held together by a royal purple elastic string that is knotted at the bottom

It is a plaque to pray for academic success

Japanese Ukiyoe Woman Kaishi Tea Ceremony Utamaro Bijinga Woodblock Print FL462 seed gingko leafJapanese 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