Stunning 1833 Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi Utagawa of Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shiken II and Son antique kaleidioscope 2 3/8" tall x 1

2 3/8" tall x 1 3/8" in diameter

detailing houses

and this is the last of the drawings I pulled from a wonderful notebook by Elmer S

12" t x 4 1/2" w x 4 1/4" d

And I find this quite a striking portrait

Stunning 1833 Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi Utagawa of Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shiken II and Son antique kaleidioscope 2 3/8" tall x 1I found this one at an antique shop in Cambridge, MA, purchased from a dealer who often has interesting works on paper at very good prices. I come across a fair number of Japanese Edo era woodblock prints (ukiyo e), which I often admire but am not typically compelled to purchase but this one stopped me in my tracks. Photos do no justice to how striking and lush feeling it is in person, but between the colors soft but bold green and yellow and blue and