Oshu, Moon over Mano Village, Customary Silk Fulling, Princess Nadeshiko and Tsuchikuro, No. Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 – 1912). Published on 11/3/1885 – Meiji Period. Ink on Washi Paper. A very intriguing Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Oban print with a rare dramatic subject by leading artist of the Meiji period Toyohara Chikanobu. (better known as Ysh Chikanobu and Hashimoto Naoyoshi). Under a summer moon in Oshu (Mustu Province), the beautiful young Princess Nadeshiko is fulling silk cloth by the river. When she is attacked by the robber Tsuchikuro. She parries his sword thrust by throwing a wooden fulling mallet into his face. Part of the Snow, Moon, Flowers Setsugekka. We have a number of other prints up for sale from the same series. Published by Kobayashi Tetsujiro this is a genuine original 19. In excellent overall condition. Very clean with only light wear commensurate with age and adding to authenticity. The print has been expertly preserved, colours are all clear and vivid much like a painting. No loss, creases or folds to the paper whatsoever. The top margin has been glued to backing paper, this can be easily detached however we recommend leaving the print with the paper for added protection. Please take our condition report as a guide and refer to the photos for your own judgement. 23.5cm (9.5) x 35.5cm (14). Including the backing paper: 31cm (12) x 40.5cm (16). We offer a very competitive, professional mounting and framing service on all works of art listed for sale. This would make a great Christmas present for any Japanese art fan. Please leave us a message to receive more information on the service and a quote. Japanese Title – Setsugekka: Oshu, Mano no sato no tsuki, Osana kinuta no koji, Nadeshiko-hime, Tsuchikuro. Class and for international deliveries we use UPS Air service. All three offer a safe and very efficient service which we have found no other courier can beat. Alternatively the item is available to collect by appointment from North London, Barnet (Junction 2 of the M1) NW4. Imposed by the buyers country. Items cannot be sent until all funds have been cleared. We reserve the right to relist the item and open an unpaid item case. We make every effort to list and describe our items condition honestly and as accurately as possible. Due to the nature of antiques, buyers should not expect a brand new product. Antiques are old and will often have faults, scratches repairs etc. The item “Original Antique Asian Japanese Woodblock Print Ukiyo-e Oriental Art Chikanobu” is in sale since Sunday, January 14, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Japanese\Prints”. The seller is “excelartandantiques” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Product: Print
• Region of Origin: Japanese
• Age: 1850-1899
• Original/Repro: Antique Original