Type : Woodblock prints
Topic : One print from a ukiyo-e series reflecting on the Edo period through the ceremonies and official events of the Tokugawa shogunate, an era already becoming a distant memory at the time. This work depicts the daimyo residing in Edo making their New YearÕs formal visit to Edo Castle to pay respects to the shogun.
Series : Learning the Past, Flower of the East (Onko azuma no hana)
Title : Kyushogatsu no gantan shoko hatsutojo no zu
Artist : Yoshu Chikanobu
Publisher : Egawa Hachizaemon
The estimated Period : Meiji era (1888)
Material : Paper
Dimensions : 355mm x 236mm (14in x 9.3in)(x3sheets)
Weight : Total 16gram (.6oz)
Condition : Antique item; (damaged by tear, spot, dirt, scribbles, worm-eaten holes, etc...) Please view pictures as they are a part of the description.
The work is not a modern reproduction, but an actual one which had been printed in 1888(estimated).