'Sanno Festival at the Chiyoda Palace' Original Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu - Ca 1897 Ancestor Figures Large - 76 x 122

Large - 76 x 122 cm

Like many pieces from South India

This gilt bronze statue of Vajrasattva is a museum quality reproduction

Date: Circa 18th Century

this piece embodies both cultural heritage and village artistry

'Sanno Festival at the Chiyoda Palace' Original Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu - Ca 1897 Ancestor Figures Large - 76 x 122This old Japanese woodblock triptych is by Meiji era woodblock print artist Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 1912). This woodblock is entitled "Chiyoda no on omote: Sanno sairei joran' (Chiyoda Outer Palace: Viewing the Sanno Festival) and depicts the Sanno Matsuri festival in 1897, a biennial festival celebrated in June with a procession from Sanno shrine in Tokyo, near Akasaka to the Hie jinja shrine at Edo Castle. You can see the Korean Ambassador's grand