1883 Wood Engraving Bronze Statue Manzai Chukyoku Heian Comedy Satire LAJ1 Muscle Cars the Rostral Columns

the Rostral Columns

Picturesque Italy

The central figure appears to be of a different ethnicity than the others

Layers of hulled cotton seeds are spread over mats of human hair and heated in trays and subjected to pressure

1883 Wood Engraving Bronze Statue Manzai Chukyoku Heian Comedy Satire LAJ1 Muscle Cars the Rostral ColumnsThis is an original 1883 black and white wood engraving of a Japanese bronze statue depicting a manzai scene attributed to artist Chukyoku. Manzai is a type of comedy that has origins in the Heian tradition. It consists of two wise men who come to bless a home on the new year, but are sidetracked by word play and satire, the humor and action is similar to that of America's Abbot and Costello. It is reproduced here with artistic precision from the