{"product_id":"sanno-festival-chiyoda-palace-chikanobu","title":"'Sanno Festival at the Chiyoda Palace' 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 \"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChiyoda no on-omote: Sanno sairei joran\u003c\/em\u003e' (Chiyoda Outer Palace: Viewing the Sanno Festival) and depicts the Sanno Matsuri festival in 1897, a biennial festival celebrated in June with a procession from Sanno shrine in Tokyo, near Akasaka to the Hie-jinja shrine at Edo Castle. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can see the Korean Ambassador's grand procession wearing traditional Korean hats accompanied by a large white elephant. The elephant of 1897 was a large float made from fabric that was operated internally by men who paraded it through the streets. This parade commemorates the 1887 visit by the Chinese Emperor who presented a real elephant as a gift to the Emperor of Japan. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvery part of this triptych flows with movement - the elephant rolls into the frame and the fabric of the elephant and flags flutter with a light breeze. Woodblock 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. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full triptych was originally published in 1897 by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFukuda Hatsujiro \u003c\/span\u003eand is part of a larger collection of works. It is signed Yoshu Chikanobu. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe have chosen to reframe this old woodblock print with our skilled team in a simple matte black wood frame. \u003c\/span\u003eThe full triptych can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. \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\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Size: 71 x 35 (wxh cms)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BinderKing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550799028533,"sku":"M869V1","price":734.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/5243\/2181\/files\/M869V1_c07aed71-5330-4c1d-9650-d64985a9fef0.jpg?v=1789231796","url":"https:\/\/binderking.shop\/products\/sanno-festival-chiyoda-palace-chikanobu","provider":"BinderKing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}