Antique 19th Century Japanese Kono Bairei Meiji Bird Flower Woodblock Print 14"

Description

Antique 1881 Japanese woodcut print by Kono Bairei showing a round red breasted bird perched on a flowering branch, printed in shades of gray with orange accents. Published by Ohkura-Ya.

"Kōno Bairei (幸野 楳嶺, March 3, 1844 – February 20, 1895) was a Japanese painter, book illustrator, and art teacher. He was born (as Yasuda Bairei) and lived in Kyoto. He was a member of the broad Maruyama-Shijo school and was a master of kacho-e painting (depictions of birds and flowers) in the Meiji period of Japan. In 1852, he went to study with the Maruyama-school painter, Nakajima Raisho (1796–1871). After Raisho's death, Bairei studied with the Shijo-school master Shiokawa Bunrin (1808–77).

His work included flower prints, bird prints , and landscapes, with a touch of western realism.Bairei's Album of One Hundred Birds was published in 1881.

He opened an art school in 1880 and his students included Takeuchi Seihō, Kawai Gyokudō, and Uemura Shōen.

Condition

Good Overall - Some wear to frame; slight fading to print

Dimensions

10.75" x 0.5" x 13.5" (Width x Depth x Height)