Bairei Kono: Kingfisher Woodblock NR
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Japanese Woodblock Print, published by Unsodo from the original woodblocks
SIZE IN INCHES: 10.5 x 8 inches
KONO BAIREI (1844-1895) 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) during Japan's Meiji period. In 1852, he went to study with the 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. Baire's Album of One Hundred Birds was published in 1881. He opened an art school in 1880 and his students included Takeuchi Seiho, Kawai Gyokudo and Uemura Shoen.
SIZE IN INCHES: 10.5 x 8 inches
KONO BAIREI (1844-1895) 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) during Japan's Meiji period. In 1852, he went to study with the 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. Baire's Album of One Hundred Birds was published in 1881. He opened an art school in 1880 and his students included Takeuchi Seiho, Kawai Gyokudo and Uemura Shoen.
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Bairei Kono: Kingfisher Woodblock NR
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