Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Chikanobu -Parody of Zodiac- Framed c. 1893
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Chikanobu Parody of the Twelve Zodiac Animals (Sheep) c. Born in 1838 in Niigata Prefecture, Toyohara Chikanobu was the elder of two sons. His father was a samurai, a retainer of the Sakakibara clan. He studied Kano school painting as a child and developed an interest in ukiyo-e in his […]