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| Notes (1st edition) | Title Garden at Night Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912 Biography Short Biography Signature yoshu Chikanobu Dated 1892 Publisher Morimoto Junsaburo Medium/Technique Woodblock print . Description "Yamato Fuzoku Sono no Yakei" (Japanese Customs and Manners; Evening Scenery of Garden) People are relaxing in a beautiful flower garden under the full moon. A stream runs through the background and the scene is illuminated by the full moon above, and by the toro lanterns in the garden. The woman in the leftmost panel is holding a biwa, one of the major Japanese classical musical instruments. The lady in the middle has a flute. Format 3 Oban tate-e Width Item 28.9 inches = 73.5 cm Height Item 14.8 inches = 37.5 cm | |
| Publisher (this edition): | Morimoto Junzaburo | Morimoto Junzaburo |
| Date of this item: | 1890 | 1890 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Impression excellent … strong wood grains visible on the background Colors good Condition very good … light toning, slightly soiled, the top and the bottom edges slightly frayed, not backed. Left Sheet: 3 ink specks and a thin spot on the lower background. Middle Sheet: a thin spot on the top middle, the girl's face thin and slightly discolored. |
Artist Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 - 1912) Signature Yoshu Chikanobu Date 1890 Period Meiji Format oban triptych Dimensions 750mm x 375mm (each 250mm x 375mm) Subject A triptych set of three bijin (beautiful woman) prints by famous 19th-century woodblock print artist Chikanobu. Three women and two girls are enjoying an outdoor stroll on a summer night. |