Prints in Collection
IHL Cat. #350Japanese Forces Conquer Kiuliencheng, 1894
IHL Cat. #1358
IHL Cat. #1708, #1709, #1710
Biographical Data
Biography
Yōsai Nobushige 揚斎延重 (active 1894-1897)
Source: Bukkyo University archives - "The People who Conveyed War - The Sino-Japanese War and Nishikie” 戦争を伝えた人びと -日清戦争と錦絵をめぐって- http://archives.bukkyo-u.ac.jp/rp-contents/BO/0084/BO00840R001.pdf
The only information available on this artist who created senso-e (war prints) of the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95), historical prints, e-sugoroku (picture game boards) and bunmei kaika (civilization and enlightenment) prints, is that he was a student of the artist Yōshū Chikanobu (1838-1912).
Sample Signatures and Seals Attributed to the Artist
 延重 / 延重 Nobushige signature and seal |  應需 延重 / 延重 ōju Nobushige signature with Nobushige seal (seal is only partially read) |  應需 延重 / 延重 ōju Nobushige signature with Nobushige seal |  柳?延重筆 Ryūshū? Nobushige hitsu with Toshidama seal (note: I am not sure of the reading of this signature) |  應需 延重画 / 延 重 ōju Nobushige ga signature with Nobu and shige seals |
 延重 Nobushige |  延重 Nobushige |  延重 |  應需 延重 ōju Nobushige |
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