Chrysanthemums and the Rising Moon

1766

A scene from a series of ghost stories and spooky rural legends. Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1896. Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry pa...

In image of the Tokugawa family paying homage to Tosho-gu Shrine in Nikko. Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1896 Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade m...

Japan: circa 1770. Woodcut on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (182 x 63 mm), narrow margins. Laid down to non-archival board with scattered soiling and some adhesive staining...

Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1893 Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (368 x 251 mm), ōban tate-e, full margi...

Lithograph Measures 31.5 x 29 inches. Good condition, slight crease (pictured on third image).

Flower in Vase (Summer) Color woodblock, c. 1950 Signed "B. Ohno" lower right (see photo) Sealed lower right (see photo) Series: Flowers of the Four Se...

Yoshinobu Kano (1747-1797) A Kano school painter who was active in the early Edo period. Kano Yoshinobu was one of the top Kano School painters of his day. He was the son of Kano Gensen and was a student of Kano Toshu, the fourth- generation head of the Surugadai atelier. Training of Kano School painters was very strict and required long days of practice. He did quite well by himself to be ordained the rank of "Hogen" in 1785 at the age of 37 or 38 and must have been able to please the court nobles with his pieces. He was, as most high- ranking Kanō School painters were, a patronage painter. Paintings are hold by the Tokio National Museum, British Museum and Boston FIne art Museum. ■Silk...

Beautiful white chrysanthemums are emphasized by heavy gold on a soft floral landscape, while gold clouds create a striking and dream-like floral scene. Gold leaf and gofun with min...