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Title Chrysanthemum Garden - Ladies of Chiyoda Palace Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912 Signature Yoshu Chikanobu Dated 1895 Publisher Fukuda Hatsujiro Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … embossed Colors excellent - very good … burnishing Condition very good … light toning, slightly soiled and wrinkled, discoloration along the top edge. Left Sheet: a vertical fold next to the left margin, a horizontal crease (3 inch long) on the upper right background. Middle Sheet: a worm track (1/2 inch long) on the right lower edge. Right Sheet: a vertical fold with tears along the left margin, two pin size worm holes on the lower left, a light crease on the middle figure's face. Description Chiyoda no Oh-oku" (Ladies of Chiyoda Palace) Court ladies are marveling the gorgeous chrysanthemum garden full of different colors and shapes. Format 3 Oban tate-e Width Item 28.7 inches = 73.0 cm Height Item 14.1 inches = 35.8 cm |
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ARTIST: Chikanobu. FORMAT: Triptych. (14” x 28.5”). SERIES: Ladies of the inner halls of the palace. DATE: 1895 - 1896. DESCRIPTION: Chrysanthemum Party. PUBLISHER: Fukuda Hatsujiro. CONDITION: Vertical centre fold to left sheet with re-enforcing strip verso. Left sheet trimmed, minor marks and flaws but generally fair impression with fresh colour.
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ARTIST: Chikanobu. FORMAT: Oban, Triptych (14 by 29.5 ins) SERIES: Chiyoda no O-Oku (Life of the female only chambers of the Palace. DATE: 1895. DESCRIPTION: Chrysanthemum picnic. PUBLISHER: Fukuda Hatsujiro. CONDITION: Vertical fold mark to right of left sheet, some areas of surface soiling, otherwise good impression, colour and condition.
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