{"product_id":"japanese-triptych-woodblock-print-by-chikanobu-meiji","title":"'Visiting Edo Castle on New Years Day' Original Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu - Ca 1897","description":"\u003cp\u003eT\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehis old Japanese woodblock triptych is by Meiji era woodblock print artist Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 - 1912). This woodblock is entitled 正月元日諸侯登城御玄関前之図 (Feudal Lords Visiting Edo Castle on New Years Day).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was forbidden to publish images of the ruling Tokugawa family or any events they partook in during the Edo period. However, with the Meiji restoration laws were relaxed, and with this various woodblock artists created woodblock prints documenting these events. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoodblock prints like these capture historic moments that were otherwise lost and hold both an artistic value \u0026amp; an anthropological one showing the relationships between Japan, Korea \u0026amp; China. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full triptych was originally published in 1897 by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFukuda Hatsujiro \u003c\/span\u003eand is part of a larger collection of works named Chiyoda no On-omote (\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Outer Palace of Chiyoda 千代田之御表\u003c\/span\u003e). It is signed Yoshu Chikanobu. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis old woodblock print is framed in a simple matte black frame. \u003c\/span\u003eThe full triptych can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor further reading, see 'Chikanobu: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints' by Bruce Coats. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePrint Size: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e72 x 34.5\u003c\/span\u003e (wxh cms)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Delivery Charge - except Highlands \u0026amp; Islands £15\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore delivery options available at checkout\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BinderKing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550799388981,"sku":"M807V1","price":578.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/5243\/2181\/files\/M807V1_d2155f9c-aa04-4629-a7ec-570a29538d64.jpg?v=1789231797","url":"https:\/\/binderking.shop\/products\/japanese-triptych-woodblock-print-by-chikanobu-meiji","provider":"BinderKing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}