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A Japanese Dyptich by Barei Kono - Early Meiiji browse these categories for related items... All Items: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Nature: Pre 1900: item #814359 Please refer to our stock #Coll 8030 when inquiring.
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A Japanese diptych by Bairei,Kono(1844-1895). The print depicts two butterflies done in blacks and grays – flying over two pink lily blossoms with full stem and leaves. It is in very good condition with light wrinkles and is a protected by a clear plastic wrap over the black mounting mat paperboard. The print has a three character mark at the top right that translates to “"Yuri Ni Cho"(Lily and Butterfly). The diptych measures 11 ½” wide by 7 ½” tall – the fully matted diptych measures 16” wide by 12” high. We date the print to the early Meiji period, circa 1870-1880s. Bairei was a pupil in Kyoto of the Maruyama-Shijo painter Raisho; then, at 27, of the Shijo-school artist Bunin. The Shijo school, also called Maruyama school, was a Japanese school of naturalistic painting that was founded in the late 18th century by Maruyama Masataka and was revived for woodblock prints during the Meiji by Bairei. |
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