Drying Board: Hiyodorigoe no sakaotoshi, 1844 - Attractive image of a beauty spreading cloth out on a slanted board to dry flat. She carefully smoothes a length of tie-dyed fabric with one hand, smiling as she looks down at a butterfly or moth fluttering just above the board. She wears a blue, gray, and black checked kimono tied with a tie-dyed obi, a dotted towel fastened across her shoulder and torso. The angle of the wooden plank and the deer pattern on the blue cloth refer to the surprise attack at Hiyodorigoe in which Benkei took part. A charming design from this rarely seen Kuniyoshi beauty series.

Artist - Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Image Size - 13 3/4" x 9 5/8"

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Backed with paper. Loss at upper left edge, stitching holes along right edge from previous binding, repaired. Faint toning, slight soiling, slight rubbing near bottom left. Good overall.