Japanese Ukiyoe Reproduction Utamaro Courtesan Smoking Woodblock Print FL421 takatsuki Paper is torn on the

Paper is torn on the bottom left

Japanese glass display

Publication year: 2008

The stamp represents a flower with two rows of petals

Some characters: 魔除土鈴 mayoke dorei clay bell protecting against evil

Japanese Ukiyoe Reproduction Utamaro Courtesan Smoking Woodblock Print FL421 takatsuki Paper is torn on theJapanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Art Reproduction This Japanese art print is a reproduction of a ukiyo e woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaru called 'Tama River at Mount Koya (Courtesan Smoking a Pipe)'. It is a portrait of a woman, likely a geisha, with a traditional nihongami hairstyle smoking the kiseru pipe. This type of ukiyoe is called bijinga, beautiful ladies. Ukiyoe is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th