{"product_id":"tsukioka-yoshitoshi-shinsen-azuma-nishiki-e-enmeiin-nichido-banashi-1885-diptych","title":"Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e, Enmeiin Nichido Banashi, 1885 Woodblock Diptych","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA woodblock diptych of 1885 by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi from New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures, retelling the Enmeiin temple scandal of old Edo in brilliant Meiji colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShinsen Azuma Nishiki-e, New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures, was Yoshitoshi's series of diptychs illustrating famous tales and true stories of Edo. This design takes the case of Nichido, priest of the Enmeiin temple, whose liaisons with women of high rank ended in scandal and his execution in 1803.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoshitoshi divides the drama across the two sheets. On the left the priest kneels in white, reaching up towards a shelf in a sombre green room; on the right a lady of rank, her robe loosened, lifts her hands to her hair before banners printed with crashing waves, while an attendant waits behind. The faces are drawn with the cool precision of his late style, and the publisher's colophon in the margin dates the design to the twelfth month of Meiji 18, December 1885.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 to 1892), signed with his seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e (New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enmeiin Nichido Banashi (The Story of Nichido of Enmeiin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meiji 18 (1885) in the colophon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tsunashima Kamekichi in the colophon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colour woodblock printing on Japanese paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diptych, two sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 34 x 47 cm (13.4 x 18.5 in) overall, read against a scale rule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToning, small stains, creases and light rubbing from age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColours remain strong across both sheets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as an original Meiji-period woodblock print by Yoshitoshi. Keep flat, away from sun and damp, and frame behind UV-filtering glazing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diptych travels flat, never rolled, between rigid boards in a sealed sleeve, insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further prints of the period are kept in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-woodblock-print-ukiyoe-culture-classical-texts-archive\"\u003earchive of woodblock prints and classical texts\u003c\/a\u003e and among the pieces \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/just-arrived\"\u003ejust arrived\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompleting a Yoshitoshi series, or seeking one particular design? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: Yoshitoshi diptych · Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e · Meiji woodblock print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tsukioka Yoshitoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483466551589,"sku":"JP-CL-O1251143953","price":970.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/yoshitoshi-enmeiin-01.jpg?v=1794591637","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/tsukioka-yoshitoshi-shinsen-azuma-nishiki-e-enmeiin-nichido-banashi-1885-diptych","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}