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| Yoshu Chikanobu, Chiyoda Palace: The Inner Rooms, Dressing-up |
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| Item No | #1080027056 |
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| Item | Ukiyo-e(Beauty) |
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| Artist | Yoshu Chikanobu |
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| Price | $200.00 |
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| Weight | 0.03kg |
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| | 70cm 27 1/2" | | | 35cm 13 3/4" |
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Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) was a popular artist in the Meiji period, the era from 1868 to 1912 when Japan underwent rapid westernization and the emperor was reinstated as ruler. Like many other print designers of these years, Chikanobu worked with subjects of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, such as actors, courtesans, famous sites, and beautiful women, while at first reflecting western conventions in art and picturing current events, such as the Saigo Rebellion and various battles of the Sino-Japanese War. In fact, his prints are frequent illustrations in history books about the Meiji era.
However, he later changed his approach and embraced more traditional themes stemming from his recollections of life in old Edo, before the modern period ushered in by the Meiji emperor.
He became particularly well-known for his exquisite expositions of women's fashion, including both traditional and Western clothing, distinctively illuminating the changes and development in coiffures and make-up through the centuries. Comparing to other vigorous glamorous bijin-ga (paintings of beauties), his bijin-ga depict soft and graceful girlish beauty.
This series titled "Chiyoda Palace: The Inner Rooms" is one of his representative "kanjyo-e" (paintings of court ladies) genres. This artwork depicts court ladies of the palace helping a lady in the center with dressing-up. The lady may be going to go to the fancy party. She is looking into the mirror to check herself. Young women in bright vermilion kimono carrying sweets are depicted in the left print. Colorful kimono worn by them look so bright and entertaining for the viewers.
The title "Chiyoda-no-ouoku Oshitaku" is written in the caroutche in the upper right of the right print
Signature ans seal on the right below of the right print
Date of printing and publication (1895) and publisher's name "Fukuda Hatsujiro" are written in the cartouche placed in the left below of the left print
Triptych
Slight stains and soiling |
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