Original Utagawa Kuniyoshi Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print "Lady Matsushima" c1844 Tools The menpō (facial armor)

The menpō (facial armor)

This example bears a porcelain plaque on the reverse with a blue underglaze inscription identifying an artist from the Sumida Gawa workshop

Its high walls make it more suitable for tea ceremony of the cooler months

A refined example of late Meiji decorative sensibility

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Original Utagawa Kuniyoshi Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print "Lady Matsushima" c1844 Tools The menpō (facial armor)Utagawa Kuniyoshi (, 17971861) Lady Matsushima from the Series Mirror of Wise and Courageous Women(Keny fujo kagami ) A fine and rare nishiki e (, polychrome woodblock print) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, depicting Lady Matsushima () from the series Mirror of Wise and Courageous Women (Keny fujo kagami). This series honors legendary women of intelligence, loyalty, and bravery from Japanese history and literature. Here, Lady Matsushima is portrayed seated in