| On this page I will show you what I consider to be some of the most beautiful woodblock print artworks from the Meiji era. As you can see I have a 'weak spot' for bijin triptych prints! Chikanobu was undoubtedly the 'king' of this genre of woodblock print, but other artists such as his successor Nobukazu, as well as Shuntei and Kunisada, also produced a large number of outstandingly elegant bijin triptychs. Note: All but a couple of triptych prints listed below are unbacked, have separate sheets, and have full left and top margins (i.e., completely untrimmed). I've 'joined' the print images together using image software.
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','Nobukazu-Moon_Viewing-x800.jpg','1891','Nagamatsu Sakugoro','Oban triptych','Untrimmed, full image including margins, unblacked, separate sheets. An outstanding scene.','820','600')) |
','Chikanobu-Moon_Viewing_Triptych-x800.jpg','1891','Kashiwagi Nobuichiro','Oban triptych','Untrimmed, full image including margins, unblacked, separate sheets. An outstanding scene by Chikanobu.','820','600')) |
','Kuniaki-New_Years_Visit_by_a_Dragon_Dance_troop-x800.jpg','ca. 1865 ','Ki-ya','Oban triptych','This print as been slightly trimmed, resulting in a small loss of image alignment at the print joins. Unblacked, separate sheets.','820','620')) |
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| Artist: Nobukazu Beauties Watching the Moon at an Amusement Garden (佳人遊園之月見) |
Artist: Chikanobu The Moon at a Vacation House (雪月花之内 別荘之月 |
Artist: Kuniaki New Years visit by a Dragon dance troop |
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| Artist: Shuntei Todays Elegant Manners, Picnic (當世風俗通 - さののらがり) |
Artist: Chikanobu Garden Snow (園中の雪) |
Artist: Nobukazu Scene From the Third Domestic Industrial Fair |
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. Signed: Oju Yoshu Nobukazu hitsu. A triptych in very good condition. Separate full-size unbacked sheets.','820','600')) |
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','Nobukazu-Beauties_In_Plum_Garden-x800.jpg','1891','? Kintaro','Oban triptych','Untrimmed, full image including margins, unblacked, separate sheets. A gorgeous bijin scene.','820','600')) |
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| Artist: Nobukazu Snow, Moon and Flower for the Genji and Heike Clans (源平雪月花) |
Artist: Chikanobu Pleasure of Beauties - View of the Plum Garden (美人遊梅園の景) |
Artist: Nobukazu View of Beauties In A Plum Garden (美人梅園遊覧之図) |
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| Artist: Chikanobu Sketches of Women's Ritual Ceremonies (女禮式略景 |
Artist: Chikanobu Sketches of Women's Ritual Ceremonies - Wedding (女禮式略景) |
Artist: Chikanobu Sketches of Women's Ritual Ceremonies (女禮式略景) |
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| Artist: Chikanobu Ladies in Waiting of Chiyoda Palace (千代田の大奥) Garden Cherry Viewing at Night (お庭の夜桜) |
Artist: Chikanobu Ladies in Waiting of Chiyoda Palace (千代田の大奥) Boating (舟遊び) |
Artist: Nobukazu Crouching Dragon Plum At Kameido Shrine (亀井戸臥龍梅) |
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| Artist: Chikanobu Yamato Customs and Manners Kinkakuji (大和風俗 金閣寺) |
Artist: Chikanobu Peony Flower Viewing (覺顯牡丹華遊覧) |
Artist: Chikanobu Noble Ladies of the Tokugawa Era Sensoji Temple (徳川時代貴婦人の図 - 浅草寺) |
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: \'Pretending to be an old man and an old woman of Aioi\'. If you know the title please email me. Untrimmed, full image including full margins, unblacked, separate sheets, each approximately 37.5 x 25cm.','840','600')) |
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| Artist: Chikanobu Soga Juro, Ooiso Tora Omae (曽我十郎、大磯虎御前) |
Artist: Chikanobu Unread title |
Artist: Nobukazu Yosai Asaskusa Kinryuzan Kanzeon Temple (浅草金龍山観世音圖) |
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| Artist: Chikanobu Smell of Plum Blossoms in the Garden (四方に薫る園の梅の香) |
Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu Elegant Gathering in the West Garden (西園雅集) |
Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu Flowers In Full Bloom At Sumida Levee (墨田堤花盛りの図) |
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| Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu Blooming Chrysanthemums In An Autumn Garden (秋園菊花の盛) |
Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu Emperor Observing Sericulture (富貴之春蚕之繁栄) |
Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu 12 Months of Customs and Manners in Edo November: All-star performance at Saruwakacho |
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| Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu Customs and Manners of Yamato: Scene of a Flower Gargen at Night |
Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu Inamotoro 1879 |
Yoshu Chikanobu Annual Events of Prosperous Edo Tanabata Festival (]Λ»qNs ΅[V}) 1885 |
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| Other Triptych Prints - Legends and History, Official Ceremonies, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||
','Yoshitoshi-Famous_Places_In_The_East-Umekawa_and_the_Slave_Dealer_Beside_the_Sumida_River-x800.jpg','1886','Akiyama Buemon','Oban triptych','A fine example of this powerfully beautiful triptych. Very rare and important scene by Yoshitoshi in rarely seen fine condition. Untrimmed, full image including margins; unblacked; separate sheets. The Japanese title is: \'Azuma meisho sumidagawa umewaka no furugoto\'.','820','600')) |
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| Artist: Yoshitoshi Taiso Famous Places In The East Umekawa and the Slave Dealer Beside the Sumida River 東名所隅田川梅和かのふる事 |
Artist: Chikanobu |
Artist: Chikanobu Flowers of Edo in the Past No. 6- A feudal lord visits a temple at Ueno 温故東の花 第六編 旧諸侯上野初御仏参之図 |
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','Migita-Illustrated_history-Seven_lords_leaving_Kyoto-x800.jpg','1891','Unread','Oban triptych','Untrimmed, full image including margins; unblacked; separate sheets. The Japanese title is: Gakan Kokushi, Shichi-kyo Seiso no zu, Kanji Man΄en Sanki hachi-gatsu jusan nichi.','820','600')) |
','Oban triptych','Untrimmed, full image including full margins, unblacked, separate sheets, each approx. 36.5 x 25cm. Poor iame alignment across margins in some places due to careless carving of the woodblocks.','840','600')) |
. What a powerful samurai worrior battle scene. They don\'t come much better than this. But, who is the artist? If you know please email me. Untrimmed, full image including full margins, unblacked, separate sheets, each 37 x 25cm.','840','600')) |
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| Artist: Toshihide Migita Illustrated History - Seven Lords Leaving Kyoto |
Artist: Chikanobu Imasama Kaika No Haru (今様開化之春) |
Artist: Utagawa ?hide Loyalty: Last Stand of Kusunoki Masatsura (New Selection of Mirror of Honour) |
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','../../DB/Images/Nobukazu/Nobukazu-Hachiman_Taro_Yoshiie-01-10-16-2006-7795-x800.jpg','1896','Sakaguchi Chujiro','Oban triptych','Untrimmed, full image including margins; unblacked; separate sheets. The Japanese title is: Hachiman Taro Yoshi-ie higan ko no midare wo mi fukuhei o shiro.','820','600')) |
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| Artist: Nobukazu Yosai Hachiman Taro Yoshiie- The Battle of Go-San-Nen |
Toyohara Kunichika Kihachijo Ooka Seidan 1893 |
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