Toyohara Chikanobu, "Moon Viewing at Sarashina Rice Field"

A group of ladies sit in a teahouse and enjoy the grand spectacle of a full moon reflecting in the flooded rice fields at Sarashina in Nagano Prefecture. A richly colored and details triptych by one of the great masters of Meiji-era printmaking.

Date: 1891
Size: Oban Triptych
Publisher: Takekawa Unikichi
Condition: Light trimming bottom, 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.