Item Description:

Title: Triptych Album

Date: c. 1890

Notes: 26 triptychs, mounted in an accordian style album; includes 11 designs from the series Chiyoda Inner Palace (Chiyoda no Ooku) aka Court Ladies of the Chiyoda Palace, 6 designs from the series Chiyoda Outer Palace ( Chiyoda no On-omote) and 9 designs from the series Ladies of the Tokugawa Period (Tokugawa jidai kifujin no zu); dimensions shown are for the album cover; easily separated

Condition:

No condition problems to note

Medium:

woodblock

Dimensions:

13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches

About The Artist:

Chikanobu, Toyohara, 1838-1912