#chikanobu

[nobrashfestivity]

Chikanobu (1838 - 1912) Wives of the Tokugawa Family Tree Woodblock Print,  1890 Publisher: Matsuki Signature: Chikanobu hitsu

[bm-asian-art]

Snow in the Garden, from the Chiyoda Inner Palace, Chikanobu, 1897, Brooklyn Museum: Asian Art

Size: 13 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (35.2 x 23.5 cm) Medium: Woodblock print

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/111986

[onna-musha]

“Lady Suo”, 1886, Chikanobu (1838-1912)

Print from the series: “Eastern brocades day and night compared”

Suo no Naishi was an 11th century court lady and poet. On this print, she is depicted meeting a buddhist nun in the forest.

[thecircusgirl]

Circus Chiarini in Japan, print by Chikanobu (1886)

[fujiwara57]

Toyohara Chikanobu  豊原 周延 (1838 - 1912).

[lupitovi]

Chikanobu

[onna-musha]

“Imoseyama Onna Teikin: Tree Sparrows in Bamboo”, 1897, Chikanobu (1838-1912)

[onna-musha]

“The women's brigade of the Kagoshima Rebels in brave battle”, 1877, Chikanobu (1838-1912)

In 1877 Saigô Takamori led the Satsuma rebellion against the Meiji government. Some members of the samurai class were sympathetic to his cause because they feared the disappearance of their class and privileges at the hand of a regime trying to “modernize” Japan.

Women fought in this rebellion, such as Katamori’s daughter: Chikako. Here, the women of Kagoshima are fighting the imperial troops.