His signature may also be found in the line drawings and illustrations in a number of ehon (絵本), which were mostly of a historical nature. In addition, there are fan prints uchiwa-e (団扇絵), as well as number of sheets of sugoroku (すごろく) with his signature that still exist and at least three prints in the kakemono-e[18] format were produced in his latter years.
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Hashimoto Toyohara, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 300+ works in 300+ publications in 2 languages and 700+ library holdings[19]
↑Cavaye, Ronald et al. (2004). A Guide to the Japanese Stage: from Traditional to Cutting Edge, pp. 138-139., p. 138, at Google Books
↑The ōban tate-e (大判竪絵) format is ~35 x 24.5 cm or about 14" x 9.75" and is vertically oriented. For further information about woodblock formats, please see Woodblock printing in Japan
↑The ōban yoko-e (大判竪絵) format is ~24.5 x ~35 cm or about 9.75" x 14" and is horizontally positioned. For further information about woodblock formats, please see Woodblock printing in Japan
↑one of which is a five panel print from the series, "The Imperial Ladies' Quarters at Chiyoda Palace" entitled, konrei (こんれい) The Marriage Ceremony and there is a four panel tetraptych displaying Golden Dragon Mountain in Asakusa Park. The other is a very well known nine-panel print entitled Meiji Sanjū-Ichi-Nen Shi-Gatsu Tōka: Tento Sanjū-Nen Shukugakai Yokyō Gyōretsu no Zu (明治31年4月10日: 奠都30年祝賀會餘興行列の図), The Procession in Commemoration of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Transfer of the Capital.
↑The kakemono-e (掛物絵) format is ~71.8 x ~24.4 cm or about 28.3" x 9.6" and consists of two vertically positioned oban tate-e prints joined on the shorter side. For further information about woodblock formats, please see Woodblock printing in Japan
Cavaye, Ronald; Paul Griffith; Akihiko Senda and Mansai Nomura. (2004). A Guide to the Japanese Stage: from Traditional to Cutting Edge. Tokyo: Kōdansha. ISBN978-4-7700-2987-4; OCLC148109695
Coats, Bruce; Kyoko Kurita; Joshua S. Mostow and Allen Hockley. (2006). Chikanobu: Modernity And Nostalgia in Japanese Prints. Leiden: Hotei. ISBN978-90-04-15490-2; ISBN978-90-74822-88-6; OCLC255142506
Till, Barry. (2010). "Woodblock Prints of Meiji Japan (1868-1912): A View of History Though Art". Hong Kong: Arts of Asia. Vol. XL, no.4, pp.76–98. ISSN0004-4083; OCLC1514382
External links
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints in the Claremont Colleges Digital Library
Chikanobu: The Artist's Eye
Chikanobu Woodblock Prints
Ukiyo-e Prints by Toyohara Chikanobu
Biography of Toyohara Chikanobu, Artelino
Biography of Toyohara Chikanobu, Robyn Butin of Honolulu