Toyohara Chikanobu
Japanese (1838 - 1912) Primary

Six Legendary Women Bandits from the Suikoden, from the Series Onna suikoden (Women [Portraying Characters from the] Water Margin)

Meiji
1883

Greatest Dimensions
14 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (37.148 x 24.448 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• burnishing - Making shiny or lustrous by rubbing with a tool that compacts or smooths.
• edged weapons - Weapons featuring a sharp edge or point for cutting, thrusting, clubbing, slashing, or various combinations thereof.
• foxes - General term referring to various members of the family Canidae, especially those of the genus Vulpes, such as the red or common, fox (V. vulpes), which lives in both the Old World and the New World. Several other foxes belong to genera other than Vulpes, including the North American gray fox, the Arctic fox, and the the bat-eared fox, and the crab-eating fox. Foxes resemble small dogs, with pointed snouts, large ears, and bushy tails.
• Hashimoto, Chikanobu, 1838-1912 - Sources:
  - Torioi Omatsu kaijō shinwa, 1927:
  - Shin bijin, 1898:
  - Kotobank.jp, 2012-10-03:
  - Shozō ukiyoe hanga dētabēsu, 2012-10-03:
  - Nihon bijutsukan, 1997:
  - Jinbutsu refarensu j. Bijutsu hen, 2010
  - Ukiyoe j., 1974:
  - Nihon gaka j., 1927:
  - Yōshū Chikanobu = Hashimoto Naoyoshi, 2012:
• kimonos - Loose, wide-sleeved garments fastened around the waist with an obi or broad sash, traditionally worn by Japanese men and women.
• lightning - An abrupt discontinuous natural electric discharge in the atmosphere.
• Meiji - Period and style that coincides with the rule of emperor Mutsuhito, called Meiji, from 1868 to 1912. The period is characterized by a transformation from feudalism to a modern industrial state, taking western nations as a model. After the Vienna Exposition of 1873, artists were encouraged to produce traditional arts and crafts for export, such as carvings in wood and ivory and laquer. The art of the period also saw the influence of western art and architecture.
• mica - Group of monoclinic minerals with perfect basal cleavage.
• oban - Japanese prints of a standard size about 15 3/4 by 10 1/2 inches.
• storms - Violent disturbances of the atmosphere attended by wind and usually also by rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
• triptychs - Paintings or carvings consisting of or mounted on three attached panels, often hinged so that the outer wings fold over the central portion; a common form for altarpieces. Also used for other works having three related images side by side.
• Ukiyo-e - Distinctive genre in painting and other media, but most prominently in woodblock printing. It arose in the Edo period (1600-1868) and built up a broad popular market among the middle classes. Subject matter typically focused on brothel districts and kabuki theatres, with formats ranging from single sheet prints to book illustrations. Generally, the style is characterized by a mixture of the realistic narrative of the Kamakura period and the mature decorative style of the Momoyama and Edo periods. Distinctive styles and specialties in subject matter were developed by different schools throughout the period.
• woodcuts - Prints made using the process of woodcut, which is a relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the plank side of a wood block; distinct from "wood engraving (process)," which is a relief process using the grain end of a wood block.