• Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)
Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series <i>Annual Events and Customs in the Capital</i> (<i>Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji</i> - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)

Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延) (artist 1838 – 1912)

Bijin with an umbrella watching a bird in flight from the series Annual Events and Customs in the Capital (Azuma fūzoku nenjū gyōji - 東風俗年中行事) - the 4th Month (四月)

Print


1890
9.25 in x 14 in (Overall dimensions) Japanese woodblock print
Signed: Yōshū Chikanobu (楊洲周延筆)
Artist's seal: toshidama
plus another unidentified artist's seal
Publisher: Hasegawa Sonokichi
長谷川園吉
(Marks 101 - seal 30-048)
Date: Meiji 23 (明治廿三年)
Lacquer used for the umbrella. Intricate grain of woodblock has been utilized by the printers to create a composite part of the design.

The title of this series which contains 12 prints has also been translated as The Calendar of Eastern Customs.

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At Scholten Japanese Art they wrote of this series: "The paucity of available impressions of prints from this series may be a reflection of some financial struggles on the part of the publisher, Hasegawa Sonokichi, who was not particularly prolific nor well-established, having only entered the woodblock print industry in circa 1877 (during a period when the market was contracting). This bijin series with Chikanobu was only the fourth titled series he attempted to produce, and appears to have been his last foray publishing along the lines of a classic ukiyo-e theme. Although all twelve designs appear to have been released, it seems likely that he only managed to fund the printing of a small number (perhaps just one or two batch of 200) as extant impressions are very scarce."
beautiful woman picture (bijin-ga - 美人画) (genre)
Meiji era (明治時代: 1868-1912) (genre)
Hasegawa Sonokichi (長谷川園吉) (publisher)