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Kono Bairei (1844-1895) - Original 1891 Oriental Woodblock. Two prints mounted side by side. Each print measures 23 1/2 x 14cm. The prints appear to come from the book 'Senshu No Hana; Chikusa No Hana; One Thousand Kinds of Flowers' by Kōno Bairei. The left print has a spot of foxing. Otherwise in good condition.Kōno Bairei (1844 - 1895) was a Japanese painter, book illustrator and art teacher. He was born (as Yasuda Bairei) and lived in Kyoto. He was a member of the Ukiyo-e school, and was a master of kacho-e painting (depictions of birds and flowers) in the Meiji period of Japan. In 1852, he went to study with the Maruyama-school painter, Nakajima Raisho (1796–1871). After Raisho's death, Bairei studied with the Shijo-school master Shiokawa Bunrin (1808–77). His work included flower prints, bird prints, and landscapes, with a touch of western realism. Bairei's Album of One Hundred Birds was published in 1881. He opened an art school in 1880, and his students included Takeuchi Seihō, Kawai Gyokudō and Uemura Shōen.
