Original Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Japanese Woodblock Print Hideyoshi Cuts a Melon 1881 LS#166 Makie All drawers move easily without

All drawers move easily without binding

Blue & white hand painted imari ceramic in a maple leaf

Later Kimekomi dolls were imported to Edo

This is a Shakuhachi flute made of a Single Stalk of Bamboo

These are Japanese sakazuki (sake cups)

Original Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Japanese Woodblock Print Hideyoshi Cuts a Melon 1881 LS#166 Makie All drawers move easily withoutTsukioka Yoshitoshi ( ) Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon (1887) From the series Twenty four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan (). The scene shows Hashiba Hideyoshi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi) slicing a melon offered by a peasant just before his campaign against Akechi Mitsuhide. According to legend, Hideyoshi vowed that Mitsuhide would meet the melons fatean emblem of sworn revenge. Late Meiji storytelling and color harmonize with