Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847–1915)
The Bunka Era (Bunka no koro), from the series Floral Patterns (Hana moyo), 1896, April (first published)
Woodblock print, embellished with metallic pigments and burnishing
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet):
37.2 x 24.8 cm.
14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.
37.2 x 24.8 cm.
14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.
Signed: Kiyochika
Sealed: Kiyochika
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido)
No date on this edition
Sealed: Kiyochika
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido)
No date on this edition
£ 1,300.00
Further images
An apprentice adjusts the hair of a courtesan dressed in an elaborate kimono under a blossoming cherry tree. Ten triptychs are known in this series, each featuring women of a...
An apprentice adjusts the hair of a courtesan dressed in an elaborate kimono under a blossoming cherry tree. Ten triptychs are known in this series, each featuring women of a particular historical period which is stated in each print title.
This is the second edition published by Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) a few years after the first edition, which was published by Takekawa Seikichi in 1896.
Another impression of this edition is in the collection of Waseda University, artwork no. 201-4863, go to: Waseda, Kiyochika, Hana moyo
Another is in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 2016.9451a-c, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/643247
Another impression of the first edition can be found in the collection of The British Museum, museum no. 1906,1220,0.1640.1-3, go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-1640-1-3
This is the second edition published by Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) a few years after the first edition, which was published by Takekawa Seikichi in 1896.
Another impression of this edition is in the collection of Waseda University, artwork no. 201-4863, go to: Waseda, Kiyochika, Hana moyo
Another is in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 2016.9451a-c, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/643247
Another impression of the first edition can be found in the collection of The British Museum, museum no. 1906,1220,0.1640.1-3, go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-1640-1-3