Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Note: This print seems to have been used for two series!! Tokugawa, and Snow Moon Flowers!
Chikanobu, Yoshu- Noble Ladies in the Tokugawa Era- Five Bijin in a garden- Full0.jpg:
Chikanobu Toyohara 1838 - 1912 Five Bijin in a garden after a light spring snowfall, all dressed in bright floral kimonos, two talking whist another is sweeping under a flowering cherry tree, two others talking, with sparrows flying obve them. An original Meiji woodblock triptych print Format : Oban triptych - Size : 14.5 in x 28.5 in. Signed : Yoshu Chikanobu - Dated : 1895 Impression :Good - Colour : Good - Condition : Fair to Good , slightly toned, stained at base and center of left panel, slight creasing at edges, minor marks and flaws, generally good state.
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Triptych: Passtimes for Noble Bijin: Clearing the Snow Artist: Chikanobu Format: Oban triptych: 14" x 27.5" overall
Subject: A bijin with a broom to sweep away the melting snow of early spring, averts her head to avoid a fall of snow from an early flowering Prunus tree. Other elegant bijin look on. A flight of Chidori above. A charming snow triptych.
Date: c. 1880's
Condition: Slightly trimmed. Album backing paper. Right and centre sheet united. Vertical crease mark. Some light offsetting and soils. Minor creases, marks and flaws. Generally very good state.
Colour: Fine colors slight oxidation.
Impression: Fine impressions with gauffrage. |