'Visiting Edo Castle on New Years Day' Original Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu - Ca 1897 Bath Robes This old lassi cup from

This old lassi cup from North India is made from nickel-plated brass

This piece separates into two sections

a highly desirable hardwood

Sun-Bleached Timber

'Visiting Edo Castle on New Years Day' Original Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu - Ca 1897 Bath Robes This old lassi cup fromThis old Japanese woodblock triptych is by Meiji era woodblock print artist Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 1912). This woodblock is entitled (Feudal Lords Visiting Edo Castle on New Years Day). It was forbidden to publish images of the ruling Tokugawa family or any events they partook in during the Edo period. However, with the Meiji restoration laws were relaxed, and with this various woodblock artists created woodblock prints documenting these events.