Description:
Origin: Japanese,Artist: Toyohara Chikanobu, (fl.1838-1912),
Title: King Gusan Visiting Sensogi Temple,
Age/Period: ca. 1870s/80s, Meiji Period,
Dimensions/Type: 14-1/2" tall, 9-3/4" wide (each panel)/ Tritych;
A very fine, earlier Totyohara Chikanobu Triptych, "King Gusan Visiting Senogi Temple," ca.1870s/80s Meiji Period. Born in Niigata Prefecture as Hashimoto Tadayoshi, Chikanobu was trained in Kano School painting, and later studied with the Utagawa masters Kuniyoshi and Kunisada, and finally with Toyohara Kunichika. He received his artists name from Kunichika. While his artistic activity began in the Bunkyu era (1861-4) he made his artistic reputation in the 1880s with triptychs illustrating political events of the Meiji period, depictions of the Imperial family, and customs and manners of a changing Japan; particularly women and children.
This glorious tryptich depicts King Gusan visiting Shenogi Temple along with 12 bijin. The census seal appears to read 2nd year Meiji, ca. 1869. One of the bijin in the rightmost panel appears to be a more significant figure as she is being escorted by several other bijins. The entire triptych is detailed colors are very dynamic and bold with practically no "negative" space (uncolored). The registration is extremely fine. The triptych has full, uncut margins and is not backed or layed down. The paper is a fine mellow ivory white. Chikanobu also used blind-printing, "gauffrauge," texture on all the bijin kimonos,(see enlargement #5).
Condition Consensus: Extremely to Very Fine Condition with Very Fine color, registration and bleed-through. NO WORMAGE.
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