Information
Date : 1897
Size : O-ban
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Paper remnants on reverse
When Akechi Mitsuhide was killed just after the Honnō-Ji Incident, Akechi Hidemitsu who was the senior vassal of Mitsuhide heard the news at Azuchi castle. He immediately left there to Sakamoto castle, however, he encountered the enemy on the way. In an extremely dangerous situation, he finally jumped into the Lake Biwa with his horse. Everyone watching it thought he will drown, however, he finally reached the castle. But the castle was already surrounded by the enemy, and he set fire to the castle and killed himself.
Chikanobu used to use the name YoshitsuruⅡ, however, he became a pupil of ToyokuniⅡafter Kuniyoshi died, and after ToyokuniⅢ died, he became a pupil of Kunichika. Then, finally, his name became Chikanobu.
He was famous for the motif of beauties, however, one of the seeds that grow into a flowering of his art-life was the warrior prints and war prints of the Seinan War. After that, he started creating the artworks of Ooku, the shogun's harem, and the lady portrait in the civilization of the Meiji era. It raised his reputation. People had called his artworks "The second Edo Ukiyo-e", and he was one of the most popular artists whose motif is beauties.