YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912)
FOLD-OUT ALBUM OF WOODBLOCK PRINTS
豊原周延 「千代田之大奥」系列版畫 一冊含三聯版畫十八幅：「御遊山」、「琴」、「吹上の夕富士」、「山里のお茶や」、「 おたち退」、「滝見のお茶屋」、「式日局の退出」、「園中の雪」、「月見之宴」、「狆のくるい」、「 歌合」、「釈迦もうで」、「雛拝見」、「お庭の夜桜」、「 初午」、「 節分」、「 追い羽根 」、「 おさざれ石」五聯版畫一幅：「婚礼」comprising: 18 ôban tate-e triptych and 1 ôban tate-e pentaptych, from the series ‘The Inner Palace of Chiyoda’ (Chiyoda no ôoku), including the pentaptych ‘Wedding Ceremony’ (Konrei), triptych ‘Excursion to the Hills’ (Go-yûsan), ‘Koto Playing’ (Koto), ‘Evening Fuji from Fukiage’, ‘Teahouse in a countryside’ (Yamasato no ochaya), ‘Evacuation’ (Otachi shirizoke), ‘Tea House with Waterfall View’, ‘Senior lady dismissing at a festival day’ (Shikijitsu tsubone no taishutsu), ‘Snow in the Garden’ (Enchu no yuki), ‘Moon-viewing Party’ (Tsuki-mi no en), Excited dogs (Inu no kurui), ‘Poetry Contest’ (Uta-awase), ‘Buddha Festival’ (Shaka-moude), ‘Girl’s Festival’ (Hina haiken), ‘Beauties and Night Blossoms’ (O-niwa no yozakura), ‘Theater Performance’ (Hatsuuma), ‘The Day Before Spring’ (Setsubun), ‘Battledore’ (Oibane), ‘Osazare ishi Ceremony’, and one portrait of a bijin 
36cm x 23.7cm 
Private Scottish collection, Selkirkshire; inherited from current owner's parents