Whale Tenugui Towel

Description

Ukiyoe of Kuniyoshi, soft double gauze hand towel

Ukiyoe by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, an ukiyoe artist of the Edo period, is depicted on this hand towel.
The soft and fluffy texture and good water absorbency of the double gauze material are used. Made in Japan.

[Utagawa Kuniyoshi] is one of the representative Ukiyo-e artists of the late Edo period. He is a popular Ukiyo-e artist with a wide range of appeal due to his novel design ability* and outlandish ideas.
He is also famous for his love of cats and painted numerous Ukiyoe featuring cats.

Kuniyoshi Utagawa [Giant Whale]
This Ukiyoe features Kuniyoshi’s [Musashi Miyamoto and a Giant Whale].
Musashi Miyamoto’s Extermination of a Giant Whale: This dynamic composition of a whale is a representative work depicting a scene in which Musashi Miyamoto exterminates the whale.