Toyohara Chikanobu, better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu, was a Japanese painter and printmaker who was widely regarded as a prolific woodblock artist during the Meiji era.
Print depicting Yaegaki-hime carrying the helmet of the warrior Takeda Shingen as she dances amid magical foxfires in Honcho Nijushiko. Triptych by Chikanobu.
"The Korean Uprising of 1882" — woodblock print by Chikanobu
A Seated Woman with a Lacquer Candle Stand (c. 1875) by Chikanobu. Wood-block print, 36.2 × 23.8 cm (14.25 × 9.37 in). Collection of Brooklyn Museum.
Takeda Shingen was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the Sengoku period. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō of the late Sengoku period and was credited with exceptional
Toyohara Chikanobu
…printmaker who was widely regarded as a prolific woodblock artist during the Meiji era. Print depicting Yaegaki-hime carrying the helmet of the warrior Takeda Shingen as she dances amid magical foxfires in Honcho Nijushiko. Triptych by Chikanobu. Names Chikanobu signed his artwork "Yōshū Chikanobu" (楊洲周延). This was…
A modern reproduction of Takeda Shingen's armour
Depiction of the legendary personal conflict between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen at the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima (1561)
Portrait of Takeda Shingen