Vintage Japanese Woodblock Shadow Puppet Hand Gestures Art Poster
A vintage Japanese woodblock print showing a grid of hands shaping animal shadows against shoji screens. Colorful panels of yellow, teal and vermilion make this a playful piece of Japanese folk art.
Description
This reproduction of a classic Japanese woodblock print depicts the art of shadow puppetry, with panels pairing each hand gesture with its animal silhouette, from cranes to turtles. Japanese calligraphy captions top the grid in this colorful folk-art format. A conversation piece for eclectic walls, playrooms, offices and lovers of Japanese print culture.
