Okijiro Hironari, School of Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1802 Japanese Woodblock of Kyogen Theatre Actor with Mask right time toy Very 1980s New York

Very 1980s New York

Each measures approximately 7 1/2" wide x 1 3/4" tall x 3/8" at thickest

as if doing a lot of texting

which I think perfectly complements the handle

Okijiro Hironari, School of Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1802 Japanese Woodblock of Kyogen Theatre Actor with Mask right time toy Very 1980s New YorkThe prior owner of this one did well to tape a description on reverse, identifying it as the work of Okijiro Hironari, an artist among the circle that studied under ukiyo e master Katsushika Hokusa(1760 1849, and dating the woodblock to the very beginning of the 19th century. The portrait is of a Kyogen actor Kyogen a form of traditional Japanese comic theatre (a bit like commedia dell'arte) that developed alongside Noh theater and was performed as an