Statue of the courtesan Usugumo of Yoshiwara (Tamaya uchi Usugumo) by Kakiyemon
Japan. Kakiyemon porcelain. Usugumo
Category: 1882
Embroidered Fukusa. Japan ornamental arts.
Embroidered Fukusa. Japan ornamental arts, by George Ashdown Audsley, 1882.
Japan. Ornamental arts. Rich Fabrics for obi or girdle. 19th c.
The fabrics here illustrated show two styles of artistic treatment.
Japan shippō-yaki design. Cloisonné enamel.
Japan shippō-yaki design. Three segments of a circular border. Cloisonné enamel.