Original Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Japanese Woodblock Print Hideyoshi Cuts a Melon 1881 LS#166 Makie This is a Shakuhachi flute

This is a Shakuhachi flute made of a Single Stalk of Bamboo

Later Kimekomi dolls were imported to Edo

These are Japanese sakazuki (sake cups)

made in the Imari kilns of Japan

Perfect for collectors of Japanese fashion arts

Original Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Japanese Woodblock Print Hideyoshi Cuts a Melon 1881 LS#166 Makie This is a Shakuhachi fluteTsukioka Yoshitoshi ( ) Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon (1887) From the series Twenty four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan (). The scene shows Hashiba Hideyoshi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi) slicing a melon offered by a peasant just before his campaign against Akechi Mitsuhide. According to legend, Hideyoshi vowed that Mitsuhide would meet the melons fatean emblem of sworn revenge. Late Meiji storytelling and color harmonize with