Mogao Caves Painting Blue Coin Purse

This coin purse design is inspired by the elegance of the colourful caissons of Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, a place of Buddhist worship along the Silk Road. The coin purse makes a unique gift and it is a perfect size  to slip into your handbag.  New & exclusive to JE gallery, we are obsessed with contemporary art.

This purse has a design inspired by the work of Artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), the leading ukiyo-e artist and printmaker of the later Edo period. It features the compelling images of his ‘Feminine Wave, illustrating both the power of a crashing wave and the delicacy of its form. It makes a unique gift and is perfect to slip into your handbag.

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 – 1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded practitioners of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock prints, especially for his portraits of beautiful women. This coin purse has a design inspired by Utamaro’s elegant print which shows a young woman holding a tortoise-shell hair-comb over her face whilst appearing to be in a playful mood. The coin purse would be a perfect treat and carry your pennies in style with this artistic accessory. This amazing print is available in a tea towel too. New & exclusive to JE gallery, bring you the best of oriental art & culture.

This coin purse has a design inspired by the work of Artist Utagawa Kuniteru (1808-1876) which features the image of Incendiary with a vignette image above her head showing a famous place in Edo. The story started in In December 1682, Yaoya Oshichi fell in love with Saemon during the great fire in the Tenna Era, at Shōsen-in, the family temple. The next year she attempted arson, thinking she could meet him again if another fire occurred. She was caught by the police and burnt at the stake in Suzugamori for her crimes. What is a love? Impetuous fire. The coin purse makes a unique gift and it is perfect to slip into your handbag. New & exclusive to JE gallery, bring you the best of oriental art & culture.