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「現世佳人集」
Beautiful Women of the Present Day (Gensei kajin shû)
「現世佳人集」
Japanese
Meiji era
1890 (Meiji 23)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.7 x 73.5 cm (14 1/16 x 28 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.281a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Konishi, Nishiki-e bakumatsu Meiji no rekishi 10 (1977), p. 88; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 6 (1936), pp. 144-5
Signed
Yôshû Chikanobu
楊洲周延
楊洲周延
Marks
Blockcutter's mark
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.