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C1884
Setsugekka: Edo, Ueno han, Toeizan no sakura kukuriki. (Edo, Flowers of Ueno, Mount Toei Cherry Blossoms Tying).
Artist:
Toyohara (Yoshu) Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
A elegantly dressed Yoshiwara courtesan looks on while a little boy, held by his mother, ties a poem sheet to a blossoming cheery tree. At lower left a servant peeks from behind an umbrella while two men dance in the … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Setsugekka: Edo, Ueno han, Toeizan no sakura kukuriki. (Edo, Flowers of Ueno, Mount Toei Cherry Blossoms Tying).
Date:
C1884
Artist:
Toyohara (Yoshu) Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Woodblock
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1884
Description:
A elegantly dressed Yoshiwara courtesan looks on while a little boy, held by his mother, ties a poem sheet to a blossoming cheery tree. At lower left a servant peeks from behind an umbrella while two men dance in the background. Inset View of the Monjudo Buddhist temple at Ueno Tokyo. From the series Setsugekka. ‘Snow, Moon, Flowers’
Biography:
Toyohara (Yoshu) Chikanobu (1838-1912)
Chikanobu was an important Meiji period nishiki-e artist (multi-coloured wood block printing) who documented Japan’s transition into the modern era while promoting traditional Japanese values through his prints. Little is known of Chikanbou’s life as his personal effects were destroyed in the 1923 earthquake and/or bombings of Toyko in the 1940’s. His personal name was Hasimoto Naoyoshi and as the son of a samurai he fought in a number of battles. He became a pupil of Kuniyoshi; at the age of about 15, taking the name Yoshitsuru and after the death of Kuniyoshi, he studied under Kunisada in 1852 and later in 1862 under Kunichika. In 1875 he moved to Edo, firstly as an illustrator for a newspaper one and became of the most active and famous nishiki-e artists in Japan.
