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Subject: Egrets on Snowy Branch. Size: Measures 9.75″ x 15″. Condition: Fine color, impression, condition.

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The Four Seasons Bird and Flower Albums (Keinen Kacho Gafu). Antique Japanese woodblock prints over 130 years old. Born in Kyoto in 1845, Imao Keinen studied painting and calligraphy with Umegata Tokyo and Suzuki Hyakunen. He taught at the Kyoto Prefecture School of Painting, and exhibited in shows in Japan and Paris. One of the most well-known Japanese painters of his time, he became a member of the Art Committee of the Imperial Household in 1904 and the Imperial Art Academy in 1919, both great honors. Keinen earned lasting fame for his beautiful bird and flower designs, or kacho-ga, painted with wonderful lifelike detail. Keinen’s most famous work, Keinen Kacho Gafu, is a stunning four-part work of woodblock prints of birds and flowers in the four seasons. Featuring stunning large birds and beautiful small songbirds against scenery like blossoming cherry branches or snow-covered trees, these are exceptional nature prints from the late 19th century. The birds are naturalistically presented in their native habitat, featuring beautiful Japanese plants and flowers. The series was published by Nishimura Soemon in four volumes of forty prints each, with the blocks carved by Tanaka Hirokichi and printed by Miki Jinzaburo. Woodblock Sheet size: approximately 9.5 x 13 inches. “Tipped” on top 2 corners only to backing paper: size about 13 1/8 x 18 1/2 inches. Please refer to images, as this is the exact print that you will receive. Adirondack Retro has been specializing in antique prints and ads for over twenty years. We offer a vast inventory of the some of the most significant artists of the 17th through the 20th centuries with an emphasis on Rare and Collectible Prints and Advertisements. We stand 100% behind the quality and authenticity of our products, and are. Obsessed with customer service and your satisfaction! These Antique Japanese Woodblock Prints may show expected age-related blemishes such as slight darkening of the edges, occasional minor soiling, spots or slight text transfer. Please carefully examine the photos for the actual condition of each print, as they are of the actual print that you will receive. The paper is blank on the back. All prints are guaranteed to be original and authentic. OUR ANTIQUE PRINT INVENTORY IS TRULY AMAZING… OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS EVEN BETTER! INVENTORY STOCK #: JAPAN-WB-8.

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Formal Name: 4 print from Keinen Kacho Gafu. Contents: 4 pieces make up one picture. Year of publication: 1891. Size: 37×25cm(14.5×9.8 inch). Condition: Some light spotting and dulling to the illustrated margins, some rubbing and creasing to the corners, some very small spots to the drawings. He studied ukiyo-e when he was young, studied Japanese painting in the Shijo school Suzuki Hyakunen, and later worked as a Japanese painter. The elaborate bird-and-flower paintings have received high praise in the world, and the “Keinen Kacho Gafu” have won awards at the Chicago World’s Fair and the Paris World’s Fair. This item is not new. Please refer to the description-of-item columns and the pictures.

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Antique Japanese woodblock print. Please view the last few images for measurements. You get exactly the items you see in the images so please view all the pictures. These items do have wear consistent with age. Pictures are part of the description so please view all of them to judge condition. ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE VINTAGE AND FROM ESTATES. I CAN NOT GUARANTEE THEY ARE NOT FROM FROM HOMES WITH PETS OR SMOKERS.

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Original Imao Keinen Japanese Woodblock Print Titled “Reeds By Stream” 9″ x 14″. This print is in its original frame and it’s signed by the artist. It was published in the 1920s. The color is excellent. The print has no damage neither does the frame. The frame measures 9 in by 14 in. The print measures 5 in by 10 in. The framed picture weighs a little over 1 lb 8 oz. It is a beautiful piece.

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Formal Name: Keinen KAcho Gafu. Contents: 16 types in sets of 2, 32 prints in totalOriginally, these prints were bound as books, but they are separated one by one and put in vinyl. Year of publication: 1891. Condition: Half of the illustrations are foxed, some are creased, the margins are rubbed and some are torn. This item is not new. Please refer to the description-of-item columns and the pictures.

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Seitei Kacho Gafu, or Watanabe Seitei’s Book of Birds & Flowers. EXTREMELY AND VANISHINGLY RARE. A cornerstone of any Japanese bird and flower collection. Prints from this volume are seldom seen and are much prized. Okura Shoten was also the publisher of Seitei’s 3 volume SEITEI KACHÔ GAFU of 1890-1, and the other ultra-rare SEITEI KACHÔ of 1916. Printed during the golden age of Japanese woodblock printing (from the end of the 19th century to the early 20th century), this bookplate represents the height of Seitei’s detailed bird and flower paintings in skillfully pulled woodblock print form. Title: Seitei Kacho Gafu, or Watanabe Seitei s Book of Birds and Flowers. Publisher: Tokyo: Okura Shoten. Edition: 1st and Only Edition. 1st Edition Bookplate from Seitei Kacho Gafu? Thank you for visiting my store. Watanabe Seitei’s original name was Yoshikawa Yoshimata. He was born and lived in Tokyo and was also known as Shotei. He came from a family of rice brokers and was apprenticed to a pawn shop at the age of 12, but was fired for spending too much of his time painting. When he was 14, without his father’s permission, he became a pupil of Kikuchi Yosai (17881878), a popular and successful historical painter. At the age of 21, by which time he had started to use the’go’ (pen name) Seitei, he was adopted by Watanabe Koshi a poet and friend of his father, also a poet. Instead of following his teacher and becoming an historical painter, Seitei became one of the best and most popular exponents of kacho ga (bird and flower paintings). His 3 books of woodblock prints’Seitei Kacho Gafu’, possible his most famous work, was published in 18901891; a single book’Kacho Gafu’ in 1903 and a series of 22 prints’Nijuni kacho’ in 1916. He wrote several books on painting and edited Bijutsu Sekai (Art World) published in 18931896. Seitei was a frequent exhibitor and prize winner in domestic and foreign exhibitions. He travelled in Europe and America. In 1878, he was awarded a silver medal for a painting shown at the Paris exposition. At a dinner with Edgar Degas they exchanged drawings but Degas ripped up his work claiming he could not match the beauty of Seitei’s work. Seitei’s drawing was part of Degas’s estate at his death. His woodblock prints are undoubtedly influenced by western watercolors which he had a chance to study on his trip to France. His style is technically brilliant; its strongest features are its fresh and lucid use of color and sensitive employment of wash, with effects reminiscent of western watercolors. A bit of friendly advice on matting bookplate diptych prints before framing. Since these images were never intended to be assembled as a single print no attempt has been made to do so. Personally, and for justifiable aesthetic reasons, I prefer to mat bookplate diptychs with a half inch or 1.2 centimeter space left between the two separate panels. It is also more archival, saving the print from harmful and messy taping or glueing at the seam. If you do attempt this, you may find that the two halves don’t even line up from top to bottom (end result-a suit from a bad tailor). So remember, once this action is done it can’t be undone. When considering the fact that the art is forever fresh and alive, what reason is there to meddle with it by reassembling it to your particular preferences hubris perhaps?

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Genuine Keinen Kacho Gafu Bird Flowes Woodblock Print Antique Vintage Asian 85. CONDITION – Comes with frame; shows signs of wear including yellowing of pages and slight crumpling of edges. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “treasurehunter1″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Region of Origin: Japan

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Genuine Keinen Kacho Gafu Bird Flowes Woodblock Print Antique Vintage Asian 85. CONDITION – Comes with frame; shows signs of wear including yellowing of pages and slight crumpling of edges. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “treasurehunter1″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Region of Origin: Japan

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Title: Astor & Kingfisher. Series: KEINEN KACHO GAFU, BIRDS AND FLOWERS OF THE FOUR SEASONS. Illustrated: Winter Album Pl. 25.5 cm x 36.5 cm. CONDITION: Very Good considering age as shown with slight toning or discoloration throughout. Original margins and binding holes. Fine color and impression. This is 1 of 6 Imao Keinen, Japanese Meiji period wood block prints from the Birds & Flowers series currently listed in our store. Please review the photos closely for the most accurate description. THANK YOU FOR BROWSING AT ECLEKTICS! C O L O R — Due to variations in monitors, browsers, and cameras, color may appear differently on many monitors or devices as they are not all calibrated equally and color reproduction via the www. That said there may be a slight difference in the shade or color tone of an item. Rest assured we do our best to capture the truest or closest possible color in all photos. When not sure or in doubt please ASK FIRST! After the item is received EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. We simply can not guarantee that a vintage used item will function forever. IN NO WAY DOES VERY GOOD CONDITION MEAN PERFECT WHEN DESCRIBING VINTAGE ANTIQUE ITEMS While we do our best to point out any issues it is the buyers responsibility to examine the photos, read the full description, and ASK questions. Therefore, we can not guarantee that they come from a smoke or pet free home. International Buyers Please Note. Import charges are the buyers responsibility. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “eclektics” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay, Russian Federation.

• Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
• Region of Origin: Japan
• Publisher: see photos for marks
• Primary Material: Washi Paper
• Maker: Imao Keinen
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original

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