- Shiba Daimon (The Great Gate at Shiba) - Kabuki actor you can see the difference

you can see the difference

showcasing its beautiful colors and contrast

colors (47-48 colors) and stages of printing (51-57 stages)

Kihei Sasajima was born in 1906 in Tochigi prefecture

to sell firewood in the capital city of Kyoto by carrying the firewood on their heads

- Shiba Daimon (The Great Gate at Shiba) - Kabuki actor you can see the differenceThe wonderful woodblock print 'Shiba Daimon' (The Great Gate at Shiba) is by Hasui Kawase (18831957). It exhibits excellent shading throughout, with light embossing. First printed in 1926 by the Isetasu publisher, this is a later printing by Shobisha from the original blocks. Shobisha obtained the original blocks around 1950 from Isetasu. Signed 'Hasui' with the red artist seal "sui" in the lower right corner of the image. The left margin contains the