- Zakuro ni Budou (Pomegranates and Grapes) - EX-LIBRIS the carver's name "Tomoaki Nishimura"

the carver's name "Tomoaki Nishimura"

The background is printed in gold mica

5 x 33 cm)

'Zakuro ni Budou' (Pomegranates and Grapes)

Signed: "Hiroshige ga" on the lower right corner of the image

- Zakuro ni Budou (Pomegranates and Grapes) - EX-LIBRIS the carver's name "Tomoaki Nishimura"This extremely rare woodblock print, 'Zakuro ni Budou' (Pomegranates and Grapes), is by Kiyochika Kobayashi (18471915). The print beautifully depicts pomegranates and grapes arranged on a small table. Many Japanese painters of that time created works influenced by Western still life paintings, driven by their admiration for Western art and their exploration of techniques. Specifically, various artists focused on expressing the torn fruit and the play