Japanese Ukiyo-e Miniature Woodblock Print Album

Japanese cord-bound album featuring a collection of tipped-in miniature woodblock prints on paper. The landscape-oriented album is bound with a brown textile cord with covers wrapped in a beige fabric decorated with a repeating pattern of stylized floral and cloud motifs in blue, red, and dark brown. The interior contains heavy-weight paper pages to which the small-scale prints are affixed. The prints depict various traditional subjects including landscapes from the Tokaido road, scenes of beautiful women, and genre scenes of daily life. Several prints bear black ink signatures and red seals, including characters associated with artists such as Hiroshige and Utamaro. Dimensions: 9"W x 5"H Weight: 7.5 oz Condition Request Condition Report Good.

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