Stunning 1833 Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi Utagawa of Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shiken II and Son sterling silver polar bear The Host of the AIR

The Host of the AIR

in graphite

or carp here are actually hanging from what I believe are meant to be lanterns

A small but lovely antique cut and woven paper love token

in nicely applied  combination of yellow and red paint

Stunning 1833 Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi Utagawa of Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shiken II and Son sterling silver polar bear The Host of the AIRI 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