Ukiyo-e 49, OY-1, Handbag - Yoshiiku, Actors with Diving Women

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Ukiyo-e Bag - Actors with Diving Women.

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Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries.

Actors with Diving Women at Enoshima

(Also referred as “A Band of Gallant Men Visit Enoshima”)
「勇連江ノ嶋遊参」
This print depicts two actors, Ichikawa Kodanji IV and Ichimura Kakitsu IV, who visited Enoshima (江の島) and met the diving women (Women of the Sea, Japanese: 海女, Ama).
Enoshima is a small offshore island in Fujisawa (藤沢市), Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県) and is about 4 kilometers in circumference. This island has been famous for diving women who collect abalone and pearls since ancient times and is now a major tourist destination that welcomes 7 million visitors a year.

Triptych
Created in 1864
Artist: Ochiai Yoshiiku (落合 芳幾; Japanese, 1833–1904)

  • Price:$178.00
  • Glazed synthetic leather
  • Custom-print durable Oxford
  • Double rolled handles with 6" drop
  • Top zip opening has magnetic snaps on each end
  • Silver hardware
  • Interior features print lining; back zip pocket; 2 front open slip pockets trimmed in matching leather
  • Size: 14"W x 9 1/2"H x 6"D