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Date : 1879
Size : O-ban / Triptych
Impression : Good
Condition : Very good
Detail : -
Chikanobu initially studied under Kuniyoshi and took the name Yoshitsuru II. After Kuniyoshi’s death, he became a pupil of Toyokuni III, and upon Toyokuni III’s passing, he turned to Kunichika and adopted the art name Chikanobu.
In the early Meiji period, he gained fame for his warrior prints and prints depicting the Seinan War. Later, he produced genre scenes of the Edo Castle Ōoku (the shogun’s harem) and images of women and their fashions during the early Meiji modernization. These works were hugely popular, hailed as a revival of Edo ukiyo-e. As a result, Chikanobu became the most popular bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) artist of the Meiji era. Shopping Guide & Information