Keinen kachō gafu - The crested myna - Imao Keinen (1845-1924) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912) (No reserve price)

Original woodblock print - Paper - Imao Keinen (1845-1924) - The crested myna - From the album "Keinen kachō gafu" - Japan - 1891 (Meiji 24)

“The crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) is a black starling native to southern China, Taiwan and Indochina, easily recognised by its forehead crest and white wing patches.
Here it perches on a branch of the kaya, or Japanese nutmeg yew (Torreya nucifera), a slow-growing evergreen conifer native to Japan. Its seeds are edible and its pale golden wood is prized for Go and Shogi boards.

Imao Keinen (1845-1924) studied ukiyo-e ("floating world") woodblock prints and other traditional Japanese art styles, becoming a professor at the Kyoto Prefecture School of Painting in 1880. These prints, from Keinan Kacho Gafu, solidified his importance to Japanese art. Soon after their publication in 1891 he was made a member of the Imperial Household Art Committee and a Member of the Imperial Art Academy.

These breathtakingly beautiful woodblock prints illustrate more than 100 different birds in specific seasonal settings with flowers and blossoms. Though little known in the west, they represent a pinnacle of the Shin Hanga movement.

Condition : Good for its age. Please check images carefully for the best impression.

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