Yoshitoshi Woodblock Print "Katada Bay Moon" Bay 100 Views of the Moon Maki-e There is a crack along

There is a crack along the side that has been carefully staple reinforced with what looks like bronze

Depth = 20"

Made for military awards in the early Showa era c 1920's and 1930's

green and orange

Carved in the shape of four Pickling Jars

Yoshitoshi Woodblock Print "Katada Bay Moon" Bay 100 Views of the Moon Maki-e There is a crack alongThis is an original Yoshitoshi print of a Japanese Meiji era ukiyo e (woodblock print) titled Katada Bay Moon c. 1888 by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892). It is #65 in the series "One Hundred Views of the Moon" (Tsuki no Hyakushi). This depicts the great samurai Saito Kuranosuke from 1582 on Lake Biwa. This was published by Akiyama Buemon. In the last photo you can see that an image of the embossing. Yoshitoshi Tsukioka