Japanese Print "Boat Racing" by Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu
Title:Boat Racing
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Title Boat Racing - Jidai Kagami Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912 Signature yoshu Chikanobu Seal artist's seal Dated 1896 Publisher Matsuki Heikichi Technique/Medium Woodblock print. Description "Jidai Kagami" (The Mirror of Ages) Meiji era, A boat race on the Sumida River is depicted on top. Format Oban tate-e Width 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm Height 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm Jidai Kagami is a series of 53 portraits of bijin (beautiful women) made by Chikanobu in the years 1896/1897. It shows portraits of women from different historical periods of Japan. The series was published by Matsuki Heikichi. The usual English translation is "Mirror of the Ages".
