Series; Famous Views of Modern Tokyo, 1875
Tokugawa Hidetada and Mother with Child - Fantastic design from collaborative series by various artists depicting scenes around Tokyo, comprised of two different images per page. In the bottom image by Kunichika, a mother holds her infant by a lantern, while a man behind her stokes the flames of a fire, smoke rising behind her. In the top image by Kyosai, the daimyo Tokugawa Hidetada points with a folded fan while his retainers attend him. An intriguing combination of designs, carefully detailed and nicely colored.
Artist - Kyosai (1831 - 1889) and Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Image Size - 12 3/4" x 8 5/8" + margins as shown
Condition - This print with nice detail as shown. A few creases and marks. Please see photos for details.
