Geisha with Fan Japanese Art Metal Bookmark

The bookmark was inspired by one of the beauties in Kitagawa Utamaro's Triptych of courtesans and children strolling along a riverbank in the historic city of Edo modern-day Tokyo.  Japanese prints depicting actors and courtesans and the world they inhabited are referred to as Ukiyo-E or the art of the floating world. widely sought after by collectors since the Mid-19th Century, Ukiyo-E is perhaps the most popular and best-known of Japanese art forms in the western world. Finish: solid brass, electro-plated with gold, giclee print. Packaged Recycled PETE Plastic Sleeve with Provenance Card