Japanese Ukiyoe Women Abalone Shelling Utamaro Bijinga Woodblock Print FL455 ukiyo-e Uneven design application from production

Uneven design application from production

Polish crystal glass flower vase

Japanese Go Board Game Goban w/ Paper Cover

there is an image of a butterfly

Small dot on front side where glaze did not cover

Japanese Ukiyoe Women Abalone Shelling Utamaro Bijinga Woodblock Print FL455 ukiyo-e Uneven design application from productionJapanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Art This Japanese ukiyo e is a woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro. It is the left piece of a three part work called 'Abalone shell divers' or 'Pearl divers'. This piece represents two women on a rock next to the sea trying to get abalone shells, or awabi in Japanese. The two women are pictured topless with a red piece of fabric attached to their waist, and they have their hair down. One of the women has her fit in the