“Sugi no nae no shitate-kata, sugi no seiiku-kata, sugi no yō”杉の苗の仕立方、杉の生育方、杉の用(How to plant cedar seedlings, how to grow cedar, how to use cedar,)

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Original woodblock print vertical diptych -Utagawa Kuniteru II (1829-1874)   – “Sugi no nae no shitate-kata, sugi no seiiku-kata, sugi no yō”杉の苗の仕立方、杉の生育方、杉の用(How to plant cedar seedlings, how to grow cedar, how to use cedar,)- Japan – 1860-1870

There are several series of this woodcut

At that time, it was used as an plant picture book.

The lion’s bone, How to plant cedar seedlings, how to grow cedar and how to use cedar are drawn.

How to plant cedar seedlings,

Utagawa Kunitoshi  is name Ouju Kuniteru “応需国輝”and ouju yousai Kuniteru ega “応需曜斎国図画” in his signature.

As it is an old ukiyo-e, it has holes.