Toyohara Chikanobu, "Decorating Hanging Scrolls"

Intricately detailed with vibrant colors, this triptych by Chikanobu shows a group of women preparing materials to decorate kakejiku (hung scrolls). On the right panel, a court lady unrolls a kakejiku adorned with an image of Mount Fuji. 

Date: 1888
Size: Oban Triptych
Condition: Backed, 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.