1896 CHIKANOBU Original Japanese woodblock print ROYAL BOATING PARTY

1896 CHIKANOBU Original Japanese woodblock print ROYAL BOATING PARTY
1896 CHIKANOBU Original Japanese woodblock print ROYAL BOATING PARTY
1896 CHIKANOBU Original Japanese woodblock print ROYAL BOATING PARTY
1896 CHIKANOBU Original Japanese woodblock print ROYAL BOATING PARTY
1896 CHIKANOBU Original Japanese woodblock print ROYAL BOATING PARTY

1896 CHIKANOBU Original Japanese woodblock print ROYAL BOATING PARTY

Marvelous Scene of Royalty at Leisure, 1878. It is his Royal Boating Party. Chikanobu was from a distinguished samurai family and fought in support of the Tokugawa shogunate against the forces of the Emperor Meiji. As a youth he studied under both Kuniyoshi and Kunichika. Though he designed many warrior and kabuki prints, he is perhaps best known for his marvelous bijin-ga, or beauty portraits, such as in this wonderful triptych.

A love scene of the ladies of the royal court enjoying a Spring boat ride. Would be striking displayed on your home or office wall. And is bound to become a cherished family heirloom. Hashimoto Chikanobu's masterworks are in the collections of many of the world's great museums. Among them are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston as well as the Tokyo National Museum.

MEDIUM: Authentic polychrome woodblock triptych. Ink and color on handmade paper.

IMAGE SIZE: 3 panels, attached at seems. 14" x 9 ¼"; (35,56 cm x 23,50 cm). 14" x 27 ¾"; (35.56 cm x 70,49 cm). CONDITION: Antique Meiji era triptych, 1878. Three panels, not attached at seams.

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