A wood block print that is a re-print from a series of 24 prints titled The Craftsmen's Life, which shows various craftsmen performing their trades. This piece in the series shows both a cooper creating buckets & barrels as well as a tatami mat maker weaving tatami. The original version of this print was likely created sometime during the 1600s.
[Artist Biography] - Kano Yoshinobu (1552-1640)
A painter of the Kano school who was active from the Momoyama to early Edo periods. He was commonly known as Kyuzaemon and his pen name was Shoan. He lived in Kyoto and together with Kano Naganobu, served as the guardian of Kano Yasunobu when he was a child.
