Yososai gafu [first volume only] by Imao Keinen - 1900

Yamada unsodo, 1964. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 12 out of print Size: Size (cm): 24.5 x 16.5 x 1 Number of books: 1

Not Available, 1906. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 1 volume (without pages) Size: 25cm

* * * * * : Art Book Co., Ltd., Published by. , 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. B00K: Very G00D/ 1979 . B00K: Very G00D/ $380.12, Reduced from. KEINEN ALBUM WINTER, Birds & Flowers by Imao Keinen 1846 - 1924; Printed In Mostly Japanese With Some English. Art Book Co., Ltd., Published by. 1979 UnKnown Edition. Tan Spine With Title In Black And Faded Red Letters, Tall And Wide Soft Cover B00K: Very Good/, Almost Fine/, 52 Numbered Pages That Are In As Fine/ To As New/ Condition, Appear To Be Lightly Viewed, And Are Clean And Tight To The Spine, Printed On Off White Paper, Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. Pages Read From Right To Left. Acquired From A Studio Research Department That Was Downsizing. This BooK Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift. World Wide Shipping, Available.

Tokyo ca. [1915-20's], Shima Art Co. Color woodblock print, 19.3 x 26 cm., excellent condition, artist's signature in block with his red cinnabar hanko [chop/seal], pristine ! FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . *** **** *** . . A LOVELY COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT BY THE MASTER . . . KEINEN KACHO GAFU: KEINEN'S BIRDS & FLOWERS . . . LOUISE BROWN HAS STATED OF KEINEN'S WORKS:'. . . "Perhaps the most beautiful work of this kind . . ever printed in Japan." * A tender autumn season scene depicting a bird [sparrow?] perched on a sprig of leaves turning colors. In pastels of pale green violet, brown, blue, gray and pink, black and apricot. . *** THE ARTIST, IMAO KEINEN [1845-1924]: . He was a celebrated, prize-winning Kyoto artist. He studied under Umegawa and a later pupil of Suzuki Hyakunen. See Roberts below. . *** The print was lightly tipped to a mat, which stated: . "Imported Japanese Print made from cherry wood blocks on mulberry paper Published by Shima Art Co., New… Read More

[Kyoto 1887, Nishimura]. A color woodblock print, vertical format, sheet: 24 x 37 cm., print: 22.5 x 32 cm., excellent registry, impression, no flaws, bright, clean & solid copy, #16 in top right margin, verso clean. * RARE FIRST EDITION * . *** **** *** . . . A STUNNING IMAGE OF THE FINGERED CITRON & A BIRD . . . EXECUTED IN SUPERB, SUBTLE PASTELS . . . ONE OF THE RAREST EXAMPLES IN THE SERIES . * The full set was issued in 4 volumes: Haru [Spring], Natsu [Summer], Aki [Autumn], Fuyu [Winter]. Each page shows a lovely composition of birds in natural floral & botanical settings, including fruit trees and water examples. The double-page examples are grand size [2 Oban] prints, 46 x 32 cm. Stunningly large examples ! . This print was extracted from that set. It shows a sparrow [?] perched on a branch of the "Fingered Citron [citrus medica var. sarcodactylis], a plant in full bloom with one superb ripe fruit, and another immature green fruit. . This plant has been revered since time… Read More

Kyoto: : possibly published by Nishimura Sozeomon or Soemon of Kyoto, c. 1891 . In very good condition; plates are clean and crisp.. Edition: First Edition, Binding: Bound in contemporary blue thick paper covers., Notes: Imao Keinen (1845 - 1923) was born in Kyoto and studied various traditional Japanese art styles, including 'ukiyo e', meaning 'floating world', classical Japanese painting, calligraphy and printmaking. The upheaval of the transitional phase between the Edo and Meiji periods around 1868 resulted in bankruptcy of the family business forcing him to make a living as textile designer. Keinen founded his own studio and established himself as a painter and printmaker; later serving as professor at the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting in the 1880’s. In 1904, he was appointed member of the Imperial Household’s Art Committee, and in 1919, of the Imperial Art Academy. Keinen specialized in and taught kacho ga; he is known for his four-part or volume album on birds and flowers known as… Read More

1891. [BIRDS & FLOWERS] Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24-25 [1891-2]. 4 vols., each approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Vol.1 [Spring] has 31 color woodblock prints of birds and flowers, of which 7 are huge double page prints. Vol.2 [Summer] has 32 plates, of which 8 are double page. Vol.3 [Autumn] has 38 prints, of which 4 are double page. Vol.4 [Winter] has 34 plates, of which 4 are double page, and one is a four page spread. These original Tanaka Jihei issues (which preceded the Unsodo versions) have become quite scarce, complete sets even more so, and sets with the western number captioning (the true first printing) almost impossible to find. The original covers are worn, and the 4 volumes have been placed into heavy cloth outer bindings with supplied title labels. The printings are excellent, the colors much milder than the reprints, subtle and lovely. Complete as issued by Tanaka Jihei, very unusual.