Vtg Japanese OSHIE Picture 3D Fabric Art: Geisha + Yellow Ducks (10 ¾” x 9 ½”)

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Vintage Japanese Oshie Picture 3-D Fabric Wall Art: Geisha Girl & Ducks (10 ¾” x 9 ½”)
DESCRIPTION: Vintage handcrafted Japanese Oshie (also called Kurumie) 3-D fabric “pressed picture”. Decorative wall art made in Japan in the early to mid 20th century. Stamped with the artist’s seal. Picture consists of a sponge covered cardboard background decorated with layers of silk fabric scraps and Chiyogami (fancy Japanese paper) skillfully arranged into the shape of a geisha girl! Picture features a Geisha girl wearing traditional red kimono. She’s depicted holding a yellow ducky in one hand while reaching for another sitting alongside of her. Picture is in excellent vintage condition and has been kept in the original clear plastic/cellophane protective packaging. Plastic covering includes a hang tab directly attached to the top of the backside for easy hanging! To display, leave picture in cellophane packaging and hang by attached hang tab...OR...remove from cellophane and place inside of a frame, prop up in a stand, or get creative with it!
DIMENSIONS: Picture measures 10 3/4" in height x 9 1/2" in length.
CONDITION: Excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Partial sticker remnants left on bottom left hand corner of the plastic, but can be carefully removed. Picture has been kept in it’s original plastic cellophane covering. Plastic protective cover includes an attached hang tab!
LABEL: Handcrafted & stamped by a Japanese artist (red artist seal on bottom left hand corner).
More About Japanese Oshie and Kurumie Art
Japanese Oshie and Kurumie Art are complex three dimensional art made by layering papers (or fabric) wrapped over batting or sponge covered cardboard.
Most often, chiyogami, (a brightly covered wood-block patterned paper) or silk scraps are used to create the kimono of a human figure.
Originally, all of the papers used for origami were single colors while those used for Kurumie had patterns similar to those found on kimono silk. This naturally led to its use in art as kimono.
Strictly speaking, Oshie or oshi-e, means “pressed picture”. This art became popular in the Edo period.
Oshie Hagoita depicts a portrait, most often a geisha or kabuki character.
Kurumie or Kurumi-e means “wrapping picture”, and while the term is used interchangeably today, it is derived from Oshie.
Oshie must be wrapped around cotton batting, while Kurumie uses a foam sponge.
There are two main materials used for making Oshi-e & Kurumi-e:
Kimono Fabrics:
Kimono scraps were used in the olden days. Today these expensive and difficult to find. Oshie craftsmen actually seek out the silk in antique markets, or get their stock directly from Kyoto kimono makers. For common folks like us, it is definitely easily to buy Chirimen (縮緬/ちりめん/crepe cloth) from craft stores to wrap the cardboard parts.
Fancy Japanese paper:
Chiyogami (千代紙) – “a thousand generation paper” is an alternative to the highly-priced Washi (thick handmade paper). The beautiful craft paper is woodblock-printed with repetitive kimono designs, to emulate traditional kimono textile patterns.
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