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周延 / 時代かがみ 揃 

SKU: C19117
作品
年代 : 明治29 - 30年
サイズ : 大判
刷 : 良
保存 : 良
詳細 : 全50図 + 目次 / 画帳 / 少汚れ

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周延は国芳に絵を学んで芳鶴二代を名乗るが、国芳の死後は豊国三代につき、さらに豊国三代が亡くなると国周に転じて周延と号した。
明治に入ると当初は武者絵や西南戦争の絵を描いて評判を取る。その後は江戸っ子が知らない、江戸城大奥の風俗画や明治開化期の婦人風俗画などを描き、江戸浮世絵の再来と大変な人気を博した。これにより、周延は明治期で一番人気の美人画絵師となっている。

時代かがみは、建武時代から明治における美人を当時の髪型とファッションで描いており、約500年にも及ぶ美人の遍歴を辿ることができる。画面上段には、当時流行していた文化・芸能・行事・職業等が描かれており、歴史の移り変わりも楽しめる。
画帳のセット作品。


Information
Date : 1896 - 97
Size : O-ban
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Complete set (50 prints + Contents) / Album / Slight browning

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.

This artwork, "Faithful Depiction of the Ages", is the series whose motifs are hairstyles and fashions of beauties from Kemmu-Era to Meiji-Era.
We can see the itinerant of the beauties which cover over 500 years.
On the upper side of the prints, there are depictions of culture, entertainment, events, and occupations, and these are also interesting.
This is an album set, not a separate sheets.