by Artist (5)
Chikanobu Yoshu,
Japanese,
(1838–1912)
Oshu, Moon over Mano Village, Customary Silk Fulling, Princess Nadeshiko and Tsuchikuro, 03/11/1885
Ink on Paper
12 13/16 in. x 8 5/16 in. (325.44 mm x 211.14 mm)
Oshu, Moon over Mano Village, Customary Silk Fulling, Princess Nadeshiko and Tsuchikuro, 03/11/1885
Ink on Paper
12 13/16 in. x 8 5/16 in. (325.44 mm x 211.14 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ballard
Accession Number:
93.6.79
Alternate Title:
Setsugekka: Oshu, Mano no sato no tsuki, Osana kinuta no koji, Nadeshiko-hime, Tsuchikuro
Full Title:
Snow, Moon, Flowers: No. 34 Oshu, Moon over Mano Village, Customary Silk Fulling, Princess Nadeshiko and Tsuchikuro
Commentary
No. 34. Back to back print with 93.6.78.
Marks
Signed: “Yoshu Chikanobu hitsu”
Medium
Colored ink on paper; wood-block print.
Object Description
Under a summer moon in Oshu (Mustu Province), Princess Nadeshiko, who had been fulling silk, is attacked by the robber Tsuchikuro. She parries his sword thrust by throwing a fulling mallet into his face. Inset: Woman playing a flute, flanked by attendants.
For more information, please refer to the Chikanobu exhibition catalogue.
Publisher
Kobayashi Testujiro
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