Ukiyoe Japanese Print

This woman represents the period of Koka 弘化 (1844-1848). This print is part of a series of prints depicting Japanese women through Japanese eras. Above, we see a checkpoint for controlled travellers. This print was made in 1896; Chikanobu Toyohora 豊原周延 (1838-1912), his artist name is also 楊洲周延: Yōshū Chikanobu. He is of the samurai caste and fought alongside loyalists to the shogun. After the reissue of the shogun, he decided to become an artist in his youth he learned the school of Kano. Chikanobu is recognized as a master of bijinga, images of beautiful women, and for his illustrations of changes in women's fashion, both in the traditional clothes than in western clothes. Her works illustrate changes in hairstyle and makeup over time. He also painted warrior prints