{"product_id":"hasegawa-sadanobu-japanese-woodblock-print-with-puppet-tissue-drawings","title":"SADANOBU HASEGAWA III Japanese Bunraku PUPPET Theater Tissue Overlay Woodblock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eOriginal Japanese color woodblock print \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBunraku Theater Stage Set for \"Igagoe dōchū sugoroku\"or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003eVendetta at Iga\"\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eby artist Hasegawa\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmark class=\"HxTRcb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSadanobu III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/mark\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1881–1963) in 1926. From his series titled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Illustrated Collection of Famous Japanese Puppets of the Osaka Bunrakuza. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAs originally issued, this print is complete with its tissue overlay showing the outlines of three puppet characters as they appear on stage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe play, written by  Chikamatsu Hanji (1725-1783) and his collaborator Chikamatsu Kasaku was first staged in the puppet theater in 1783. The setting shown is at night along the Tōkaidō with Mount Fuji watching over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tissue is intact, but shows creases, as photographed, also a stain at the upper right. The woodblock does not have stains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003ePrint attached to black matte, print measures 14 1\/4\" x 10\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e60-5853\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vault by Gary Germer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45507645538480,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0469\/5343\/1203\/files\/IMG_0426_33c8fec9-429b-4528-b187-75b1dcb527a2.jpg?v=1786130792","url":"https:\/\/shop.garygermer.com\/products\/hasegawa-sadanobu-japanese-woodblock-print-with-puppet-tissue-drawings","provider":"The Vault by Gary Germer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}