Seitei’s Birds and Flowers Painting Manual
Watanabe Seitei is Meiji painter, print artist and book illustrator famous for his naturalistic pictures of fauna and flora in the Nihonga style. We earlier acquired a copy of this book through the bequest of Lincoln Kirstein, though this example is in better condition, so it would be good to upgrade so that we have a displayable version.
Artwork Details
- 渡辺省亭 『省亭花鳥画譜』花鳥画
- Title: Seitei’s Birds and Flowers Painting Manual
- Artist: Watanabe Seitei (Japanese, 1851–1918)
- Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
- Date: 1891
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock printed book (Japanese-style binding); ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 9 5/8 × 6 11/16 in. (24.5 × 17 cm)
- Classification: Illustrated Books
- Credit Line: Gift of Anita V. Beenk, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.751.2
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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