"Station #44 Yokkaichi" by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Woodblock Print Sarudahiko no Mikoto Traditional Wooden Japanese Kojyo Mask

Traditional Wooden Japanese Kojyo Mask

The dancers depict cranes

which many still exist today

These masks serve two purposes

Traditional Japanese Uchide no kozuchi

"Station #44 Yokkaichi" by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Woodblock Print Sarudahiko no Mikoto Traditional Wooden Japanese Kojyo Mask"Station #44 Yokkachi" Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Description "Station #44 Yokkaichi" by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) depicts the actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in her role as Gaku no Osan. Utagawa Kunisada ( ; also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III () 1786 12 January 1865) was the most popular and commercially successful ukiyo e woodblock print artist in 19th century Japan. He exceeded that of his fellow artists such as Hokusai,