Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Sunday, 18 January 2009
Title Early Spring Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912 Signature "Yoshu Chikanobu". Dated 1891. Publisher Maki Bunjiro. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Very good. Colors Excellent - very good. Condition Very good … Slightly toned and soiled. Slight foxing spots. Description Girls are enjoying "hagoita" games and music in the early spring. Format 3 Oban tate-e Width Item 29.1 inches = 74.0 cm Height Item 14.8 inches = 37.5 cm |
Chikanobu Toyohara 1838 - 1912 Liesure activities of Ladies A group of eight Bijin, four playing battledore and shuttlecock, another holding a ball, in a garden under plum blossom,three others making music on a veranda, all dressed in ornate kimonos . A genuine Meiji period woodblock print Format : Oban triptych tate-e - Size : 14.3in x 28 in. Dated : circa 1900 Signed : yoshu Chikanobu with red seal Impression : Good - Colour : Good Condition : Fair , much light creasing giving crumpled surface appearance, small faults on edges, minor marks and flaws.
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