{"product_id":"meiji-1894-ukiyo-e-nijubashi-imperial-phoenix-carriage-procession-by-utagawa-kunitoshi-approximately-38x75cm","title":"Meiji 1894 Ukiyo-e Nijūbashi Imperial Phoenix Carriage Procession by Utagawa Kunitoshi (Approximately 38X75CM)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood antique condition overall. A backing was added at some point in the past, joining the three individual sheets into a single composition. The primary damage consists of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo holes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while the majority of the image remains in good condition. The colors remain exceptionally vivid and the woodblock lines are still sharp and clearly defined. There is slight bleeding of the ink in some areas, but this is only noticeable upon close inspection. Measures approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e75 × 38 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeiji-period nishiki-e woodblock triptych\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUtagawa Kunitoshi (歌川国利)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNijūbashi Imperial Phoenix Carriage Procession (二重橋御鳳輦之図 \/ Nijūbashi Gohōren no Zu)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The composition is associated with the imperial procession imagery produced around the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1894 (Meiji 27) Silver Wedding celebrations of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe panoramic scene depicts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmperor Meiji and Empress Shōken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e traveling in the Imperial carriage during a magnificent formal procession at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNijūbashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The carriage dominates the center of the composition, surrounded by mounted guards, cavalry, and orderly ranks of soldiers. The Imperial Palace grounds and Nijūbashi provide the setting, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMount Fuji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rises prominently in the distance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKunitoshi produced several works depicting the ceremonies and public appearances of the Imperial family. A closely related documented composition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGinkon Taiten Nijūbashi Goshutsumon (銀婚大典二重橋御出門)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, records the Imperial couple departing through Nijūbashi during celebrations marking their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25th wedding anniversary in 1894\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImperial processions became an important subject of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeiji-period modernization prints\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combining the traditional techniques of ukiyo-e with imagery of Japan's rapidly changing society. Western-style military uniforms, cavalry formations, ceremonial carriages, and the modern Imperial state appear alongside the established visual language of Japanese woodblock printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe brilliant reds and other saturated colors are characteristic of later nineteenth-century nishiki-e, when imported synthetic pigments allowed Meiji artists to create exceptionally bold and colorful compositions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echoes of Edo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49381568610563,"sku":null,"price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5965\/1587\/files\/photo-collage.png_36.png?v=1786071487","url":"https:\/\/echoesofedo.com\/products\/meiji-1894-ukiyo-e-nijubashi-imperial-phoenix-carriage-procession-by-utagawa-kunitoshi-approximately-38x75cm","provider":"Echoes of Edo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}