Uchiwa-e
Uchiwa-e is a type of ukiyo-e woodblock print from the Edo period.
ukiyo-e are pasted on to the bamboo frame of an uchiwa (a traditional,round
fun),
with any surplus edges being cut off,resulting in an ukiyo-e print
that can be used as an uchiwa fan.Uchiwa-e were loved by the people
of Edo,and are valued highly as ornamental art.
As a publisher of first generation Toyokuni Utagawa,as well as Kunisoshi
Utagawa and Hiroshige Utagawa, ukiyo-e artists who are still loved
even now,Ibasen offers many different printed uchiwa, fromLandscapes
to bijin-ga(ukiyo-e portraying beautiful women)