Chikanobu estate collection - This incredible group of Chikanobu prints just arrived in a recent shipment from Japan. It was purchased complete from the estate collection of a Tokyo collector. This group features a wide variety of Chikanobu's works including some rarer designs as well as prints in very fine condition. Be sure to shop from this amazing collection of Chikanobu prints now being added to our auctions!

Comments - Terrific kabuki scene of a group of firemen, each dressed in a heavy padded and quilted jacket. The fellow in the center holds a red paper lantern aloft with an unhappy frown, an axe or pick tucked under his other arm. His robe features an image of a man playing a flute on one sleeve, with a fierce dragon on the other and waves below. The fireman at right stands beside a fringed company standard called a matoi. His jacket has a design of a warrior wading across a river with a sword clenched between his teeth, lifting what might be a giant serpent above his head. Wonderful color and fantastic detail in this fascinating design.

Artist - Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)

Image Size - 14 1/4" x 28 1/8" + margins as shown

Condition - With excellent color and detail as shown. Three panels, not attached at the seams. A few pinpoint holes, not noticeable. A few faint stains, slight soiling and creasing. Please see photos for details. Good overall.