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Japanese Bijin Woodblock Chikanobu 1897 Meiji
Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1900: item #910876 b5058
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Brian Page Antiques
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A Japanese Woodblock Bijin Print by Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912)
14 5/8 x 9 3/4 ins. (37.2 x 24.8 cms) This beautiful image is from one of Chikanobu's most appealing series, Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages) published by Matsuki Heikichi in 1896. In this series the artist shows beautiful women with a cartouche above showing scenes from past eras, in this case the Keicho era (1596-1615). The scene above shows a street theatre scene purporting to be from an old scroll. The printing is superb wi... Click for details
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