Japanese Print "Koto playing" by Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu
Title:Koto playing
Date:1895
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Title Playing Koto Artist Attributed to Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912 Signature (not signed) Dated 1895 Publisher Fukuda Hatsujiro Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … embossed Colors excellent … lacquer-shomenzuri, silver colored metallic pigment Condition very good … left panel separated from the rest, trimmed, slightly soiled, not backed. Left sheet: some red transfer stains on the right part. Description "Chiyoda no Oh-oku" (The Ladies of Chiyoda Palace) The court ladies are playing koto. Format 3 Oban tate-e Width 28.3 inches = 72.0 cm Height 14.4 inches = 36.5 cm