Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb, Coin Purse

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 a tiny bullfinch perching upside down on a branch amidst an array of delicate white cherry blossoms. It makes a unique gift and perfect to slip into your handbag.

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) was one of the three best representatives of the Japanese color woodcut in Edo period. However, among European and American collectors of Japanese prints, beginning in the late 19th and early 20th century, the artist was regarded as rather inferior to the greats of classical ukiyo-e, and therefore as having contributed considerably to the downfall of their art. For this reason, some referred to their works as ‘decadent’.

This coin purse has a design inspired by the work of Artist Utagawa which features two Kabuki actors performing a Japanese drama. 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.