Original Horror Kabuki Woodblock Triptych - Toyokuni III (Kunisada) - Edo Period Lassi Cup The front is pear wood

The front is pear wood and the sides are kiri wood

With old buckets

This beautiful lacquered pot is painted with a dragon on a red background flying through clouds and chasing after a jewel

A similar example can be found in the Metropolitan Museum in New York

Base Size 51 x 24

Original Horror Kabuki Woodblock Triptych - Toyokuni III (Kunisada) - Edo Period Lassi Cup The front is pear woodThis old Japanese woodblock triptych is by Edo era woodblock print artist Toyokuni III (Kunisada) (1786 1864) and depicts a scene from the kabuki play 'Kanete Kiku Oie no Bakemono' () which translates to 'listen to the monsters in your home'. It was originally published in 1838 by Yamaguchiya Tobei. The triptych depicts the ghost Kasane holding her child and frightening a beauty whilst two male characters flee. We have chosen to reframe this old