Yoshu Chikanobu

A Young Girl Learning A Song of Enlightenment

Yoshu Chikanobu's original woodcut, "A Young Girl Learning A Song of Enlightenment" is printed upon mid nineteenth century mulberry paper with full margins as published by Zaida on November 05, 1883 for his series, Kaika Kyoiku mari uta (Songs of Enlightenment & Education). It represents a fine example of Yoshu Chikanobu's artistic creativity, a master of figure and character studies. Chikanobu produced many fine woodcuts dealing with scenes from the Noh Theatre, and with the pleasures of the noble courts, such as this original Japanese woodcut of "A Young Girl Learning A Song of Enlightenment". His art is remarkable for his bold design elements and beautiful printing techniques. This is clearly evident in this original Japanese woodcut, where the artist has actually balanced the text of the song with the striking image of the Noblewomen performing it. With the exception of Yoshitoshi, his style was perhaps more individualistic than any other Japanese woodcut artist of the times.

A Young Girl Learning A Song of Enlightenment, Series: Kaika Kyoiku mari uta (Songs of Enlightenment & Education)

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Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Date	Medium	Notes	-
01.-		A Lady in Waiting Hands The Noh Mask to an Actor by Yoshu Chikanobu	October 1895	Original Woodcut (Triptych)	Published by Fukuda Hatsujiro for the Series: Chiyoda Inner Palace (Chiyoda no Ooku)	Sold
02.-		A Young Girl Learning A Song of Enlightenment by Yoshu Chikanobu	November 05, 1883	Original Woodcut	Published by Zaida for the Series: Kaika Kyoiku mari uta (Songs of Enlightenment & Education)	Sold
03.-		Battle between Saigo Takamori's Samurai Rebels and Meiji Government Troops at Kagoshima by Yoshu Chikanobu	1877	Original Woodcut (Diptych)	Series: Kagoshima senki (Chronicles of the War against Kagoshima)
04.-		Shimousa. Iwahashi no yuki. Kiuchi Sogoro (Snow at Iwahashi in Shimousa Province. Kiuchi Sogoro departing for Edo) by Yoshu Chikanobu	1884	Original Woodcut	Published by Kobayashi Tetsujiro in Setsugekka 'Setsu-gekka' (Snow, Moon and Flowers)
05.-		Sino-Japanese War Chronicle (A Heroic Scene from the War with China) by Yoshu Chikanobu	1895	Original Woodcut (Triptych)	Published by Maki Kinnosuke, Signed Yoshu Chikanobu (right panel)	Sold
06.-		Three Characters in a Kabuki Drama by Yoshu Chikanobu	c. 1880	Original Woodcut (Triptych)	Published by Matsushita Heibei

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Title:	A Young Girl Learning A Song of Enlightenment
Artist:	Chikanobu, Yoshu (Japan, 1838 - 1912)
Date:	November 05, 1883
Medium:	Original Japanese Woodcut
Publisher:	Zaida
Signature:	Signed Yoshu Chikanobu hitsu (right panel)
Series	Kaika Kyoiku mari uta (Songs of Enlightenment & Education)
Note:	Yoshu Chikanobu: As little as forty years ago, 'purists' of Japanese art rejected the woodcuts of the Meiji period (1868 - 1912) as being garish and unrefined. The introduction of Western dies and styles (c. 1865) created bold designs began to dominate the Japanese woodcut. Far from ruining traditional Japanese art, Meiji artists injected a new life into the genre by amalgamating Japanese and Western forms and styles. The greatest masters of this era -- Yoshitoshi, Kunichika and Chikanobu -- thus created a number of strikingly unique images and contemporary scholarship now favourably compares their work with the art of earlier nineteenth century designers.
	A leading Japanese woodcut artist of the Meiji period, Yoshu Chicanobu studied under Kunichika (1835 - 1900). Kunichika devoted himself to the actor print and his designs were much more traditional than any other Meiji artist. Conversely, Chikanobu showed little interest in the accepted actor portrayals and was much more innovative in his colouring and design techniques. This is clearly in evidence in A Young Girl Learning A Song of Enlightenment, where the artist actually balanced the text of the song with the striking image of the Noblewoman performing it.
	Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Yoshu Chikanobu’s primary interest lay in genre depictions, leading him both to scenes of contemporary Japanese events and to the portrayal of historical and courtly customs. He was, in fact, the recognized artist of the Japanese aristocracy and as such, original woodcuts, such as this original example, which are devoted to the elegant pastimes of the Japanese courts, have become immensely valuable as vivid records of a now lost world.
Size:	Oban (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed on nineteenth century Japanese mulberry (rice) paper and with full margins as published on November 5, 1883 for the seies, Kaika Kyoiku mari uta (Songs of Enlightenment & Education). Apart from several, minute silk wormholes, this original Japanese woodcut entitled, "A Young Girl Learning A Song of Enlightenment" is in excellent condition throughout with finely printed lines and unfaded colours. Altogether, this beautiful, original woodcut is a striking example of Chikanobu's famous art.
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