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1. 1 2018-11-16T15:17:05-08:00 MaryJane Eischen 040a3a6e41fd9906ebf9ac0f3949654252ab83ff Spring-Colored Garden in Snow, A 10 Part of a triptych (left). Thirteen women are playing or enjoying music in an interior scene. One woman is playing the koto (琴) (left), one is playing a transverse flute (middle), and one is playing an ichigenkin (一絃琴) or monochord (right). There is a gold-backed floral folding screen (byōbu; 屏風) in the back of the room featuring peony and a pheasant. The windows are open to show a winter garden landscape complete with plum blossoms (ume; 梅). This particular print makes a strong use of akaline red in the carpet and kimono of the women. Additional notes: Signed Chikanobu hitsu 周延筆 with toshidama seal; Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Ginjirô (彫工銀次郎) media/1445a_web.jpg plain 2019-03-08T15:46:07-08:00 1879 [Meiji 12] Title: Spring-Colored Garden in Snow, A, #1445a women, music, winter, garden, peony, pheasant, ume, plum blossoms, akaline red, ichigenkin, koto, flute, indoor, Yōshū Chikanobu, Fukuda Kumajirō, Asai Ginjirō Publisher: Fukuda Kumajirō 福田熊次郎 (Firm: Gusokuya 具足屋) (active c. 1874-1898), Block Cutter: Asai Ginjirô (Hori Gin 彫銀) (1844–1894) Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper Vertical oban triptych Japanese 1838-1912 St. Catherine University Archives & Special Collections Yōshū Chikanobu (楊洲周延) [Also known as Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延), Yōshū (楊洲), Hashimoto Chikanobu (橋本周延), Hashimoto Naoyoshi (橋本直義), Yōshū Naoyoshi (楊洲直義)] 38 cm 25 cm 20180921 132211+0000 Title: Shunshokuen no yuki (春色園の雪) MaryJane Eischen 040a3a6e41fd9906ebf9ac0f3949654252ab83ff