Meiji Era Japanese Woodblock Print, Yōshu Chikanobu, Mythical Emperors, c.1881
Yōshu Chikanobu (揚州周延) (1838-1912), Lineage of Japanese Emprerors (Kōto ryakuzu, 皇統略図)
Size: Ōban (大判) 14” x 9 1/2”, matted and framed to 19" x 15".
Publisher: Tsujioka Bunsuke (辻岡文助)
The right panel of a triptych, depicting Emperor Sujin, Emperor Suinin, Emperor Keiko, Emperor Seimu, Emperor Chi, Empress Jingu and Emperor Jin, the fifteenth legendary emperor, son of Chūai, still worshipped today as Hachiman, the god of war.
Yōshu Chikanobu (揚州周延) (1838-1912), Lineage of Japanese Emprerors (Kōto ryakuzu, 皇統略図)
Size: Ōban (大判) 14” x 9 1/2”, matted and framed to 19" x 15".
Publisher: Tsujioka Bunsuke (辻岡文助)
The right panel of a triptych, depicting Emperor Sujin, Emperor Suinin, Emperor Keiko, Emperor Seimu, Emperor Chi, Empress Jingu and Emperor Jin, the fifteenth legendary emperor, son of Chūai, still worshipped today as Hachiman, the god of war.
Yōshu Chikanobu (揚州周延) (1838-1912), Lineage of Japanese Emprerors (Kōto ryakuzu, 皇統略図)
Size: Ōban (大判) 14” x 9 1/2”, matted and framed to 19" x 15".
Publisher: Tsujioka Bunsuke (辻岡文助)
The right panel of a triptych, depicting Emperor Sujin, Emperor Suinin, Emperor Keiko, Emperor Seimu, Emperor Chi, Empress Jingu and Emperor Jin, the fifteenth legendary emperor, son of Chūai, still worshipped today as Hachiman, the god of war.