'Swifts'
Original woodcut
Circa 1880s
Kono Bairei was born in Kyoto in 1844, and studied classical Japanese painting with masters of several different schools and later opened his own studio, earning recognition for his naturalistic style of woodblock prints during the Meiji era and indeed was appointed an artist of the Imperial Household.
His ‘Album of One Hundred Birds’ was published in three volumes from 1881 and it is from this series which this particular woodblock comes.
Original Gallery Label Verso
Provenance: Japanese Gallery/Private UK collection
Frame Size 14 1/4" x 9 3/4"
Plate Size 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
Good condition (some minor time staining), original vintage gallery frame (some minor rubbing), new professional mount, framed and glazed and ready to hang
For overseas shipping please contact me for a quote
'Swifts'
Original woodcut
Circa 1880s
Kono Bairei was born in Kyoto in 1844, and studied classical Japanese painting with masters of several different schools and later opened his own studio, earning recognition for his naturalistic style of woodblock prints during the Meiji era and indeed was appointed an artist of the Imperial Household.
His ‘Album of One Hundred Birds’ was published in three volumes from 1881 and it is from this series which this particular woodblock comes.
Original Gallery Label Verso
Provenance: Japanese Gallery/Private UK collection
Frame Size 14 1/4" x 9 3/4"
Plate Size 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
Good condition (some minor time staining), original vintage gallery frame (some minor rubbing), new professional mount, framed and glazed and ready to hang
For overseas shipping please contact me for a quote
