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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Fukuda Hatsujiro (Gusokuya) Fukuda Hatsujiro (Gusokuya) Fukuda Hatsujiro (Gusokuya) Fukuda Hatsujiro (Gusokuya)
Date of this item: 1895 1895 1895 1895
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Title Pole Sword Practice - Ladies of Chiyoda Palace
Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912
Signature yoshu Chikanobu
Seal artist's seal
Dated 1896
Publisher Fukuda Hatsujiro
Technique/Medium Woodblock print
Impression good … embossed
Colors excellent - very good … burnishing
Condition good … lightly soiled, album backing, slightly trimmed. Left sheet: soiled, light red ink transfer stains on the middle left background.
Description "Chiyoda no Oh-oku; Naginata Keiko" (The Ladies of Chiyoda Palace) Practicing pole sword.
Format 3 Oban tate-e
Width 27.8 inches = 70.5 cm
Height 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm		 ARTIST: Chikanobu.
FORMAT: Oban, Triptych (14 by 29.5 ins)
SERIES: Chiyoda no Ooku.
DATE: 1895 (Meiji 28).
DESCRIPTION: Long –handled sword.
PUBLISHER: Fukuda Hatsujiro.
CONDITION: Good impression, colour and condition. Retains Japanese album backing.


Chikanobu, Yoshu-Toyohara- Ladies in Waiting of the Chiyoda Palace- Bijin practice their fighting skills with long handled swords - triptych- Full1.jpg:

Triptych: The Entertainments of Young Ladies

Artist: Chikanobu
Format: Oban triptych: each sheet: 14" x 9.25"

Subject: Bijin enjoying an afternoon of pole-arm sport.

Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

Date: c. 1880's

Condition: Fine colors. Very slightly trimmed. Slight offsetting and soils. Album backing paper. Minor marks and flaws. Generally very good state of preservation.

Impression: Fine impressions with gauffrage.
 Artist: Chikanobu (Triptych)
Date: 1895 (Meiji 28)
Size/Format: Oban Tate-e, Triptych
Description: Bijin practice their fighting skills with long handled swords.
Series: Chiyoda no Ooku
Publisher: Fukuda Hatsujiro
Condition: Retains Japanese album backing. Slight overall trimming, otherwise good colour and condition.
Impression: Good.
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