Toyohara Chikanobu, "Onnareishiki"

Chikanobu's series of prints, "Customs and Manners of Women," provide snapshots of court life in Meiji-period Japan. In this design, a group of women and a small girl are socializing in front of a beautifully detailed screen adorned with wildflowers. 

Series: Customs and Manners of Women
Date: 1893
Size: Oban Triptych
Condition: Some spotting, backed, otherwise excellent color and condition

Custom matting available for triptych prints. Sizes will be determined for best presentation in consultation with customer - overall size range will be 20" - 22" (height) X 38" - 40" (width). Note that additional shipping charges apply (sorry, no international shipping available for matted triptychs).

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) was one of the Meiji-period’s most prolific and well-known master woodblock printmakers, particularly in the genre of beautiful women prints (bijin-ga). His woodblock prints exemplify the skill and craftsmanship of woodblock printmaking following height of ukiyo-e in the Edo period.