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C1884
Setsugekka: Settsu, Suma tsuki, Murasame, Yukihira, Matsukaze. (Settsu, Moon over Suma, Murasame, Yukihira and Matsukaze).
Artist:
Toyohara (Yoshu) Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Prince Ariwara no Yukihira (818-893) according to the Noh play, ‘Matsukaze’ was sent into exile at Suma wher he fell in love with the two daughters of a salt-maker. After three years of banishment, Yukihira returned to Kyoto, leaving Murasame … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Setsugekka: Settsu, Suma tsuki, Murasame, Yukihira, Matsukaze. (Settsu, Moon over Suma, Murasame, Yukihira and Matsukaze).
Date:
C1884
Artist:
Toyohara (Yoshu) Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Woodblock
Image Size:
215mm
x 325mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1884
Description:
Prince Ariwara no Yukihira (818-893) according to the Noh play, ‘Matsukaze’ was sent into exile at Suma wher he fell in love with the two daughters of a salt-maker. After three years of banishment, Yukihira returned to Kyoto, leaving Murasame (Autumn Rain) and Matsukaze (Wind in the Pines) to grieve. The scene is of The Prince Ariwara no Yukihira with the two sisters enjoying the the moon at Suma in Settsu Province. Inset: View of inland sea coast and fishing village of Suma and Mount Tekkai. 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, as an illustrator for a newspaper and became one of the most active and famous nishiki-e artists in Japan.
