Antique Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print

This is a Japanese woodblock print Ukiyoe by Ikuhide Kobayashi. The title Kanji character says Sankunishinouchi (三国志之内). This picture depicts the three heroes of the famous Japanese historical novel; Sangokushi. Ukiyoe is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties, kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes and landscapes, flora and fauna, and erotica.

• Title: Sankunishinouchi (三国志之内)
• Artist: Unknown
• Woodblock print (Hanga), ink print
• Paper 
• Item weight: 8 grams
• Packed weight: 208 grams
• 1880
• Approx. 36 cm long x 46 cm wide
• Good condition. Light creasing. Light wear and tear. Please see the photos.
• This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya.

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