"Kanjincho" Kabuki Triptych By Kuniyoshi Period - 18th Century all softened by age and

all softened by age and worn paint

with a history that spans centuries

With its finely rendered kimono patterns

This wonderfully decorative tiger panel is painted on an older door from Northern India

The colour is achieved by adding a coloured lacquer onto the tanned leather

"Kanjincho" Kabuki Triptych By Kuniyoshi Period - 18th Century all softened by age andThis fine, well detailed ban triptych of Kanjinch (The Subscription List) is a ukiyo e woodblock by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 1861). The print bears the publisher mark of Yamaguchiya Tbei and the Fuku & Muramatsu censor pairing dates this woodblock to c. 1849 51. This powerful kabuki triptych captures the drama of Kanjinch (The Subscription List) the celebrated scene in which the warrior monk Benkei bluffs his way through a barrier to protect