This easel has been in my life as long as I can remember, and I’m approaching 70! The paper scroll still works from beginning to end, with only one small hole in the paper.
An offset lithograph of a 1794 Ukiyo-e woodblock print titled The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Shigenoi, the Wet Nurse by Toshusai Sharaku. The print features the actor in a white and pink dress against a blue background. There is a signature and chopmark printer in-plate to the lower left. Presented behind glass in a beveled frame with brass corner brackets; ready to hang.
I bought this at an estate sale. The back has a tag from Homer Brothers. And it has a lot#. I have no idea where it’s from or what era. I just know that it is antique.
