While Chikanobu is best known for Battle scenes and Bijinga
Here's a quieter more poetic yet spooky work .
And a reminder that for Heian aristocrats both musical and martial arts were important!
The Biwa player has discarded his armour and archery quiver to play music.
Chikanobu made full use of the ability of 19th century print colorists to create gradients and tones as fine and subtle as those of an actual ink painting!
The tonal gradient in the background also draws attention to the line work on the dragon and the details of the robe and pile of armour in the foreground!
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