art print : uraminosuke washcloth sustainable touch to your routine

sustainable touch to your routine

artwork by Omoda Seiju

and plays equally well with heeled boots

one of the oldest styles of kokeshi

Offering a small yet distinct slice of Japanese culture and kokeshi illustration

art print : uraminosuke washcloth sustainable touch to your routineThis softly coloured print by Sugimura (1681 1700) depicts Uraminosuke meeting Princess Snow, with whom he falls in love, at a blossom shrouded Kiyomizu Temple. This print is part of a collection celebrating some of the most significant works in ukiyo e (wood block prints and paintings of the 'floating world') history. To bring these masterpieces within reach, publisher Shueisha meticulously reproduced these rare works from original first impressions