Comments - Lovely scene of a beauty in a plum garden on an early spring day. She pauses on a stepping stone along the edge of a stream, smiling happily as she looks over her shoulder at a companion sitting on the verandah of a house. She wears a pretty purple coat with a lavender diamond pattern over a kimono shaded form blue to yellow, bordered with seashells and seaweed. A plank bridge leads across the water towards a pathway framed by blossoming trees and a stone lantern. At right, a tea ceremony takes place inside the home, with two women and a young girl sitting quietly as the hostess whisks tea in a tea bowl. A very attractive design with burnishing in the black collar and soft shading in the water and sky.

Artist - Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)

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

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Three attached panels. A few small losses at edges and holes, slight separation along vertical folds, repaired. Creasing, slight toning and soiling. Please see photos for details. Good overall.