Toyohara Chikanobu
(1838–1912) Japanese artist (1838-1912)
Toyohara Chikanobu (Japan, 1838–1912) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Toyohara Chikanobu belongs to the chapter ‘Modern Japan’ in this site’s history of art.
Toyohara Chikanobu was born in Edo. The students included Nobukazu Yōsai, Reika Kikkawa, and Nabeta Gyokuei.
The works belong mainly to the genre gosho-e. The catalogue has 7 works by Toyohara Chikanobu with free images. The dated works span the years 1887–1898. Works by Toyohara Chikanobu are held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, British Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Yoshiiku Ochiai, Kunichika Toyohara, Hashimoto Gahō, Tomioka Tessai, and Matsusaburō Yokoyama.