Seitei’s Birds and Flowers Painting Manual

1891

Not on view

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.

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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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