ORG Kono BAIREI Thousands of flowers Woodcut album Woodblock print Book Japan #1. CHIGUSA NO HANA (lit 1000 kinds of flowers) Vol. 1 Impressive 58 pages of fine woodcut album, containing 50 figures by Kono Bairei. Initial edition of Unsodo version with original cover and title slip. A small hole due to papermaking-defect in the margin of one page (Scan 6, upper right). No insect damage, excellent state of preservation above standard overall. Although in this work seems to Bairei is attempting to thoroughly express the realism by suppressing individuality, his outstanding art is found in the excellent composition. The caption with each image explains the name of the rock-paint used for drawing and the drawing technique, separately for petals, leaves, and stems. A masterpiece beyond the mere art book by Bairei, who was also a best educator. Author Writer: Kono Bairei Painter: Kono Bairei Publisher: Unsodo (Kyoto) Date: Meiji 38 (1905) Initial edition of Unsodo version Size : Maximum length 9.4. This book has been registered as 41021070 National Diet Library. If you want more look at the Interesting book. Please check out other items I have listed. _gsrx_vers_841 GS 7.0.16 (841). The item “ORG Kono BAIREI Thousands of flowers Woodcut album Woodblock print Book Japan #1″ is in sale since Sunday, June 7, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “zoookiss” and is located in japan. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Origin: Asian
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Date: 1872
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition Signed (seal)
- Condition: Good. Binding tight. All page complete.
- Print type: Woodblock print
- Binding: Japanese-style book binding (Thread)
- Illustrated/Pages: 50/58 and table of contents
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
- Topic: Fine Arts: Collections
- Subject: Flowers
- Colophon: Only the last volume has it