Bairei kachō gafu 梅嶺花鳥画譜 - Kōno Bairei 幸野 楳嶺 1844 – 1895 - 50 designsA superb manuscript, handpainted, of Kono Bairei Kacho gafu (Baireis Book of Birds and Flowers). 50 paintings (all 2 volumes Spring Summer + Autumn Winter), ca. 36 x 25 x 1. 5 cm Full 50 designs, probably the final designs that were send to the printer and carver, ink pigment on washi paper. Title page and titles of the 50 designs (brushwork)

Portrait of Sugiura Hisui by Kuroda Seiki

of which this is number 3

It appears that these last four volumes were not issued separately but that a new publisher (Shuseikan who had already published vol

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Yamashiroya Sahei 山城屋佐兵衛 in Edo

Three famous brothers

Volumes 1-4

possible a copy

山崎美也子 (Yamazaki Miyako)

鈴木竹柏室生の塔 - Chikuhaku Suzuki (1918 - 2020) - Murose Tower

They do not affect the images/ are positioned on the upper-left top margin

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