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C1884
Setsugekka: Yamashiro, Fushimi yuki, Tokiwa gozen, Otowaka, Ushiwaka, Imawaka. (Yamashiro, Snow at Fushimi, Lady Tokiwa, Otowaka, Ushiwaka, and Imawaka).
Artist:
Toyohara (Yoshu) Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Lady Tokiwa was a noblewoman, concubine or wife of Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123-1160) who bore him three sons, one of whom became the great samurai general Minamoto no Yoshitsune. After Yoshitomo’s death during the 1160 Heiji rebellion, she fled with … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Setsugekka: Yamashiro, Fushimi yuki, Tokiwa gozen, Otowaka, Ushiwaka, Imawaka. (Yamashiro, Snow at Fushimi, Lady Tokiwa, Otowaka, Ushiwaka, and Imawaka).
Date:
C1884
Artist:
Toyohara (Yoshu) Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Woodblock
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1884
Description:
Lady Tokiwa was a noblewoman, concubine or wife of Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123-1160) who bore him three sons, one of whom became the great samurai general Minamoto no Yoshitsune. After Yoshitomo’s death during the 1160 Heiji rebellion, she fled with her sons in the depth of winter, pursued by Taira soldiers, to Uta. She is shown in this print carrying her baby under her Kimino, while the other two boys are wearing red kimonos, olive coloured Sashinuki hakama (ballooned skirt or trousers worn in the Heian period), and Getas (sandals with high bases) and carrying swords as sons of a samurai were permitted to do. Chikanobu creates the illusion of the cold, by having one of the boys blowing on his hands to warm them while the other brother holds his hat against the cold wind. Inset: Kabuki actor of a samurai holding an umbrella.
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.
