Birds - Japan

Date: 1890

From: [Various artists] :Japanese colour prints. [Late nineteenth or early twentieth century?]

By: Shotei Hiroaki Takahashi, 1871-1944; Watanabe, Seitei, 1851-1918

Reference: E-274-01

Description: Collection of single and double page bird and flower illustrations in polychrome woodblock print technique; roosters, turtles, plants and trees, landscapes Note on cover incorrectly attributes the volume to Shotei instead of Seitei Cover: Outer colours light card, ivory with silver-blue design of bamboo leaves and shrubs, with title cartouche in running script album title and artist name. Front matter publication details and colophon. Each illustration with Setei's hanko seal in red. Together with E-274-3 and E-274-4 this group comprises the complete set of this publication. Other Titles - Seitei's drawing book of flowers and birds. No 3 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Coloured woodblock prints in bound volume, in printed stitched cover, 250 x 170 mm

Date: 1890

From: [Various artists] :Japanese colour prints. [Late nineteenth or early twentieth century?]

By: Watanabe, Seitei, 1851-1918

Reference: E-274-04

Description: Collection of single and double page bird and flower illustrations in polychrome woodblock print technique; cherry blossom, weeping willow, parrot, crows, pine branch, butteflies, basket of grapes, chicks, rooster, etc in natural habitat Cover: Outer colours light card, ivory with silver-blue design of bamboo leaves and shrubs, with title cartouche in running script album title and artist name. Front matter publication details and colophon. Each illustration with Setei's hanko seal in red. Together with E-274-1 and E-274-3 this group comprises the complete set of this publication. Other Titles - Seitei's drawing book of flowers and birds by Seitei. No 1 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Coloured woodblock prints in bound volume, in printed stitched cover, 250 x 170 mm

Date: 1890

From: [Various artists] :Japanese colour prints. [Late nineteenth or early twentieth century?]

By: Watanabe, Seitei, 1851-1918

Reference: E-274-03

Description: Collection of single and double page bird and flower illustrations in polychrome woodblock print technique; cherry blossom, geese, grasses, butterflies, carp, mice, snail, etc Cover: Outer colours light card, ivory with silver-blue design of bamboo leaves and shrubs, with title cartouche in running script album title and artist name. Front matter publication details and colophon. Each illustration with Setei's hanko seal in red. Together with E-274-1 and E-274-4 this group comprises the complete set of this publication. Other Titles - Seitei's drawing book of flowers and birds. No 2 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Coloured woodblock prints in bound volume, in printed stitched cover, 250 x 170 mm

Date: 1880 - 1920

By: Bairei, Kono, 1844-1893; Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936

Reference: E-896-q

Description: Coloured prints of sketches with Japanese titles, showing birds in settings of flowers and trees. Birds include: sparrows, cockerels, ducks, parrots, grouse, falcons, peacock, egret, finches, jay, buntings, dove, owl, pheasant, cranes and other species. Other notes: the kind of volume published as an examplary model for amateur painters and draughtsmen Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Woodblock prints in album, each page 355 x 245 mm. Processing information: Until 2008 shelved in G Collection at q 761 JAP.

Date: 1881

From: [Various artists] :Japanese colour prints. [Late nineteenth or early twentieth century?]

By: Bairei, Kono, 1844-1893

Reference: E-274-05

Description: Collection of single and double page bird illustrations in polychrome woodblock print technique. Each illustration with characters for title and artist's seal (hanko). Shows birds in their natural habitat, amongst flowers and plants. Cover: Outer colours light card, ivory with pink-brown design of a hangko seal and title cartouche. Front matter publication details and colophon. Each illustration with Setei's hangko seal in red. Other Titles - Bairei hyaku-cho gafu. No 2 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Coloured woodblock prints in bound volume, in printed stitched cover, 250 x 170 mm