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Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.01 a-c
Description
(a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust he…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36 x 25 cm
Description
(a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust her kimono, which is patterned with fans (c) 36.8x25.2/35.523.6 kneeling female figure in dark blue flowing kimono looking over her right shoulder, folding what appears to be a bed quilt, artist's marks in the lower right hand corner, and calligraphy in the upper right hand corner (a)(b) and (c) are a triptych, and all have a light background of scattered flowers
Subject
figure
female
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.01 a-c
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.02 a-e
Description
(a)three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos (b) 37.1x25.3/36.1x23.9 three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos,two small tables with tall decorated objects are placed in front of the ladies in the lower portion of the image (c)37.0x25.1/36.0x24.0 woman in silver/white kimono with pink/orange lining …
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Untitled [Gathering]
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.0 x 25.3 cm
Description
(a)three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos (b) 37.1x25.3/36.1x23.9 three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos,two small tables with tall decorated objects are placed in front of the ladies in the lower portion of the image (c)37.0x25.1/36.0x24.0 woman in silver/white kimono with pink/orange lining kneeling in front of several small tables set with foodstuffs (d) 36.0x25.2/35.7x24.1 two ladies, one kneeling, the other standing holding a small table with ceremonial sake cups, behind them are tables set with food items for feast (e) 36.8x25.1/36.3x24.5 a male in blue robes sits behind the feast tables with a lady kneeling in the foreground. The panel of thewoman is sliver is the focal point, with the gaze of the ladies and the man in the other panels directed towards her.
Subject
figure;group;female;male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.02 a-e
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Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.04 a-c
Description
(a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both …
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 25 cm
Description
(a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both are dressed in black kimonos and wearing tall conical black hats (c) 37.7 x 25.7/35.9 x 24.5 three ladies dressed in black kimonos with tall black hats are all holding long swords, and one has a paper lantern. Horses were brought to Japan from North China and Mongolia.
Subject
figure
group
female
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.04 a-c
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.05 a-c
Description
(a) a woman holding an oval fan, wearing a sombre kimono and glancing over her right shoulder, her hair is loose and appears to be wet (b) 37.2 x 25.0/30.2 x 21.1 a woman wearing a grey patterned kimono with red lining at the sleeves, and multi-coloured sash, she is well-coiffed and made-up (c) A …
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
True Beautiful Woman
Date
1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 25 cm
Description
(a) a woman holding an oval fan, wearing a sombre kimono and glancing over her right shoulder, her hair is loose and appears to be wet (b) 37.2 x 25.0/30.2 x 21.1 a woman wearing a grey patterned kimono with red lining at the sleeves, and multi-coloured sash, she is well-coiffed and made-up (c) A waist-up portrait of Japanese lady and baby. She wears a patterned mauve kimono with red sash, under dress and red comb and tassel in her hair; also a white flower in her hair. She is holding either a doll or a baby that is dressed in a green kimono with red under-kimono.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.05 a-c
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Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.06 a-c
Description
This triptych features three women: one per panel. In the first panel is a woman standing holding a rope which is cut of by the edge of paper. Her head is facing right and down looking into the second panel where the rope she is holding is attached to a cart. This cart contains a very large bask…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.0 x 71.25 cm
Description
This triptych features three women: one per panel. In the first panel is a woman standing holding a rope which is cut of by the edge of paper. Her head is facing right and down looking into the second panel where the rope she is holding is attached to a cart. This cart contains a very large basket of flowers, and a women is crouching down by the cart holding a beautiful red scarf. The carts wheel goes into the third panel where a woman holding a small child stands. This woman’s body is facing towards the right, but her head turned down and to the left to view the cart. There is no background in any of the scenes, except for a blossoming tree behind the cart.
Subject
group
figures
female
activity
summer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.06 a-c
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1950
Medium
etching on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.05
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; she is turned to the left; hair pulled back; large eyes and nose; a slight smile; plain blouse.
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Freda
Date
1950
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
19.0 x 14.2 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; she is turned to the left; hair pulled back; large eyes and nose; a slight smile; plain blouse.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.05
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
linocut on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.07
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of a woman; facing to the right; thick white lines outline the face, hair and features; a flower with 2 stems of leaves in l foreground; background is vertical white lines
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Carlotta
Date
1971
Medium
linocut on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 17.8 cm
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of a woman; facing to the right; thick white lines outline the face, hair and features; a flower with 2 stems of leaves in l foreground; background is vertical white lines
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.07
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.10
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; three quarter left view; face is blue/grey; red earring; straight brown hair to shoulder; green dress; purple pot of flowers stands on an orange surface at left; tl is dark green overall pattern; at right to tr red chair back and dark, almost black w…
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Aisha
Date
1969
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
46.0 x 56.5 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; three quarter left view; face is blue/grey; red earring; straight brown hair to shoulder; green dress; purple pot of flowers stands on an orange surface at left; tl is dark green overall pattern; at right to tr red chair back and dark, almost black wall.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.10
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1965
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.13
Description
A woman's portrait fills the picture; almost full-face; stylized features; chin length hair; a round brooch at high neckline; muted tones of green.
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Anna
Date
1965
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
56.0 x 45.8 cm
Description
A woman's portrait fills the picture; almost full-face; stylized features; chin length hair; a round brooch at high neckline; muted tones of green.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.13
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.23
Description
A three-quarter view of a woman in a blue dress; collar, cuffs and buttons are green; the figure covers the right half of the picture; hands together at her waist near bottom of picture; a landscape painting is in the tlc; green and orange checkered (tabletop) with a potted plant is blc.
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Elsa
Date
1980
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
39.4 x 27.7 cm
Description
A three-quarter view of a woman in a blue dress; collar, cuffs and buttons are green; the figure covers the right half of the picture; hands together at her waist near bottom of picture; a landscape painting is in the tlc; green and orange checkered (tabletop) with a potted plant is blc.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.23
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