Toyohara Chikanobu (Japanese 1838-1912), Album of 12 Prints Edo Nishiki

Circa 1903, accordion style album that includes 12 woodblock prints, ink, colors, and metallics on paper, album with brocade cover to front and back.


9 1/2 x 7 x 1 in.

This album by Toyohara Chikanobu presents a series of vividly colored woodblock prints celebrating the elegance and pleasures of Edo period life. Known for his mastery of beautiful ladies, in the album Edo Nishiki Chikanobu depicts fashionable women engaged in refined pursuits, rendered with exquisite attention to textile patterns, seasonal motifs, and harmonious color.

Overall good condition; overall even toning to the paper; some dirt to surface; the left side of book has some water stains along edge; very good impressions and color to the prints; some separation to pages without images;