Kono Bairei - Ohara Koson Woodblock Print - Sparrow on Hortensia SOLD
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Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Pre 1910: Item # 1439304
Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Pre 1910: Item # 1439304
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Sparrow on Hortensia (Blue Hydrangea) (aka. A Songbird Among Hydrangea)
Size: Kotanzaku. Approximately 19.4 x 9.6 cm. 7.75 x 3.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Publisher: Matsumoto (no. 106).
Kono Bairei seal at lower left. Bairei died in 1895, which, curiously, was before Matsumoto was in business. Matsumoto has also issued this print with a proper Koson seal. Please see an example in our last photo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Pucker in paper in the location of the original publisher's tag.
An early and rarely seen edition not listed in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland). The design is similar to the larger K33.13 in that volume.
Size: Kotanzaku. Approximately 19.4 x 9.6 cm. 7.75 x 3.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Publisher: Matsumoto (no. 106).
Kono Bairei seal at lower left. Bairei died in 1895, which, curiously, was before Matsumoto was in business. Matsumoto has also issued this print with a proper Koson seal. Please see an example in our last photo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Pucker in paper in the location of the original publisher's tag.
An early and rarely seen edition not listed in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland). The design is similar to the larger K33.13 in that volume.
