1896 CHIKANOBU Original Japanese woodblock print ROYAL BOATING PARTY
Marvelous Scene of Royalty at Leisure, 1896. It is his Royal Boating Party. Chikanobu was from a distinguished samurai family and fought in support of the Tokugawa shogunate against the forces of the Emperor Meiji. As a youth he studied under both Kuniyoshi and Kunichika. Though he designed many warrior and kabuki prints, he is […]