Original Japanese Woodblock Print: by Toyokuni III c1853 Sakura Princess Bamboo This tool is made of

This tool is made of a very hard durable Japanese red oak

November (1923)

known as "shippō-yaki

The lid is removed for filling and a tap interred at the bottom to dispense

There are at least two tagane ato around the nakago indicating it was most certainly affixed to a sword

Original Japanese Woodblock Print: by Toyokuni III c1853 Sakura Princess Bamboo This tool is made ofBy Toyokuni III, one of the titans of Japanese art, this is an original Japanese Edo era woodblock print. Guaranteed original Ukiyo e (woodblock print) c1853 by the artist Toyokuni III, aka Kunisada Tsunoda (1786 1865) of the Utagawa school. This print shows a Sakura Hime and is titled Seigen Ogumi Borei a Kabuki character played by Yuruki Sokujo. This is a standard Oban size and each of the three prints measures roughly 10" wide by 14 1 2" tall (25 x