Tomimaro Higuchi 1963 Original JAPANESE Woodblock Print - Wisteria Maiden Fuji Musume - Bunraku Puppets

Series: Woodcut Collection of Bunraku Puppets, 1963

Matsumoto Setsutaro produced and printed woodblock print of Wisteria Maiden published by Matsumoto Woodblock print Preservation Society and Maria-Shobo in 1963. 

Ningyo-Joruri Bunraku is one of Japan’s traditional performance arts. It was created in Osaka during the Edo period (1603–1868). It was handed down into the 1900s. The performance has three parts: voice of the tayu (narrator), sound of the shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese musical instrument), and of course the movements of the puppets. All three parts are the presentation and story. Ningyo-Joruri Bunraku is as popular as theatre by human beings. 

Fuji Musume (Wisteria Maiden) is a Japanese dance and Kabuki play. It depicts a beautiful maiden who has stepped out of a painting, carrying a wisteria branch, dancing beneath the blooming wisteria flowers, longing for a man, with a wisteria twig in her hand. Very enchanting dance.

Artist - Tomimaro Higuchi 1898-1981

Image Size - 16.25 x 11.25 inches include margins 

Condition: Pre-owned: This print has excellent color and detail as shown. Slight foxing. Some roughness on back that does not show through on front. Some mounting paper on top part of margin. Review Pictures!

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