Evacuation of the noble women (chiyoda no dai oku otachi shisa)

Chikanobu Yōshū
Japan
1838 – 1912

Evacuation of the noble women (chiyoda no dai oku otachi shisa)
from the series The Inner Precincts of Chiyoda Castle (Chiyoda no Ōoku, Otachinoki)
1896
woodblock prints; ink and colour on paper (triptych)
Place made
Tokyo
Medium
woodblock prints; ink and colour on paper (triptych)
Dimensions
35.7 x 69.3 cm (overall)
Credit line
M.J.M. Carter AO Collection through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2023
Accession number
20233G81(a-c)
Signature and date
Signed l. r., black ink, " Yōshū Chikanobu"; Artists seal, l.r., red ink, ‘toshi’.
Collection area
Asian art - Japan
Image credit
Photos: Stewart Adams