Chikanobu: Beauty at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park, Tokyo

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Artist: Yōshū Chikanobu
Title: Beauty at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park, Tokyo
Series: Meisho Bijin Awase (Beautiful Women Paired with Famous Scenic Places)
Date: 1898

A beauty holds a summer fan decorated with a tie-dyed pattern of bats. She looks out over Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park in Tokyo, with two two swallows catching her eye. Beautifully printed, with blindprinting on the fan and on her kimono. This series pairs fashionable young women with an aizuri-e (blue-picture) style background that  brings to mind earlier landscapes by Eisen and Hiroshige.

Condition: Excellent impression and color; very good condition.
Dimensions: ôban diptych (36.5 x 48 cm)
Signature: Yôshû Chikanobu

SKU: CHCS013