Mid-Century Japanese Woodblock Print with Trees, Bulbs, and Giant Tuber Tales from the Igloo Signed and dated at bottom

Signed and dated at bottom center

bends or tears and they still look sharp

though I might add a hanger to the back instead

like this elephant

The finish to the wood is well worn

Mid-Century Japanese Woodblock Print with Trees, Bulbs, and Giant Tuber Tales from the Igloo Signed and dated at bottomI believe I am correct in reading this terrific mid century Japanese woodblock print as a portrayal of the strata of the earth. At top, branches of leaves and blossoms gracefully arching above the against the sky and clouds, then neat rows of evergreens delineating the horizon line. Below the earth, first a couple pf bulbs, maybe onions, and then buried deeper in the earth what I imagine is a giant tuber, or Imo perhaps a gorgeous huge sweet potato!