KIYOCHIKA Kobayashi. (1847-1915)
Girl with an Umbrella. A Beauty from the An'ei Era. 1896.
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Series
- Hana Moyo. Flower Designs
- Publisher
- Kokkeido.
oban triptych, 76.0 cm × 25.0 cm
Very good impression and condition. Good colour. Full size.
A beauty from the An'ei Era (1772-1781) holds a bran bag 'nukabukuro' between her teeth as she puts up her orange parasol at the onset of rain. She is making her way to the bathhouse with her hair is tied up in the bai-mage style. The series title hana implies elegance, while moyo are the beauties themselves. Signed Kiyochika with seal.
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KIYOCHIKA Kobayashi. (1847-1915)
Seiei naru waga gun Taiwan Bokoto o senryo suru. 1895.
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Publisher
- Matsuki Heikichi. (Daikokuya)
ôban triptych, 75.9 cm × 38.7 cm
Excellent impression with strong visible woodgrain. Very good condition.
In this senso-e (war print), Kiyochika portrays The Japanese Army capturing the Pescadore Islands, Taiwan on March 23rd 1895; a swift military campaign at the close of the Sino-Japanese War. The attack took place at nighttime and the silhouettes of soldiers and the gun shots and puffs of smoke are discernable along the black mountainside. The glare from the emblazoned town of Magongcheng in the background bathes the surface of the water in a grey and orange glow, in which we see the reflection of the battle and the graphic zig-zags of the fired artillery.
Signed Kiyochika with Kiyo seal.
Literature: Plate 58 Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age. MFA Publications. ISBN 87846-619-3
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