'New Year's Kagamibiraki Ceremony' Triptych by Chikanobu Material - Burr Elm finer details of the face

finer details of the face have been worn away

This charming Indian coat hook panel is still as sturdy as the day it was made over one hundred years ago

Layers of weathered turquoise

this has mostly worn away on the table top to reveal a beautiful northern elm (yumu) grain

Framed Original Triptych Woodblock Print "Minamoto Yoshitsune and the Reversed Oars" by Yoshitora

'New Year's Kagamibiraki Ceremony' Triptych by Chikanobu Material - Burr Elm finer details of the faceThis old Japanese woodblock triptych is by Meiji era woodblock print artist Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu. This woodblock is entitled "New Year's Kagamibiraki Ceremony" and is taken from the series 'Chiyoda no on omote (The central office of the Edo castle).' It records a Kagami biraki ceremony where mochi rice cakes are broken and eaten. The full triptych can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art & the British Museum. For further reading, see