unknown Osaka artist

Kabuki diptych
c. 1850's

Cut-out paintings on paper applied to backing paper with the costumes in luxurious silk brocades. This unusual and rare mixed-media painting format called oshi-e or Kirikome-e was made in the Kamigata area (Osaka-Kyoto) during the Edo period.

36,5 x 21 cm

Some examples made in the same technique found in the web: