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Item #110018600

Yoshu Chikanobu, Fujiwara no Yasumasa playing a flute under the moon

Item No

#110018600

Item

Ukiyo-e(Story)

Price

$225.00

Shipping

$18.5

Weight

0.02kg

size

width

70.2cm 27 3/4"

height

35.2cm 13"

The subject of this print was taken from a legend of Fujiwara no Yasumasa, a nobleman in the middle Heian Period.
Yasumasa was walking sedately on the main street with playing a flute. And on the one hand, a robber, Hakamadare Yasusuke, was seeking a chance to steal Yasumasa's clothes. However, Yasusuke could not find any chance all the way to Yasumasa's house because of his attentiveness. Rather, Yasusuke was granted the clothes by Yasumasa when he got back home.

There are many other ukiyo-e of this legend. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi also made a similar woodblock print.

Triptych
Good impression, colors and condition

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.