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Chigusa no Hana by Bairei Kono - 1889-1891: (Flowers of a Thousand Varieties)

by Bairei Kono

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Chigusa no Hana by Bairei Kono - 1889-1891

Chigusa no Hana: (Flowers of a Thousand Varieties)

by Bairei Kono

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First three volumes (of 4) of this rare botanical set.

150 colour woodcut botanicals printed by hand on hand-made paper, bound in blue stitched wrappers with red labels.

A superb botanical and pharmacopoeia japonica, includes flowers and vegetables as well as plants of commerce. Plants include Japanese magnolia, peony, clematis, tiger lily, iris, camellia, hibiscus, water lily, bitter gourd, taro, musk melon, etc.

Index of the illustrated plants in Vols. 1 and 2 in Japanese kanji characters, katakana and romaji alphabets. Index in katakana only in Vol. 3. Katakana and romaji titles and Japanese descriptive text in most images.

Condition: Blue paper covers slightly worn, but interior fresh and vibrant. All botanicals fresh and vivid with strong lines and natural colours.

Bookplate of "Biblioteca Botanica Christian Hauer" in Vol. 1.

Bairei Kono (1844-1895) was a Japanese painter, book illustrator and art teacher famous for his botanicals and kacho-e (flower and bird) paintings.

  • Bookseller Independent bookstores JP (JP)
  • Illustrator Bairei Kono
  • Format/Binding Japanese four-hole binding
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition None
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Yamada Unsodo
  • Place of Publication Kyoto
  • Date Published 1889-1891
  • Size Quarto, 24 x 16cm
  • Keywords ukiyo-e, botanical, flower, Bairei Kono, Chigusa no Hana
  • Size Quarto, 24 x 16cm

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CHIGUSA NO HANA: A THOUSAND VARIETIES OF FLOWERS.
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CHIGUSA NO HANA: A THOUSAND VARIETIES OF FLOWERS.

by KONO, Bairei

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[Kyoto 1889-1891, Unsodo]. Stitched wrs., 4 vol. set, 200p., 200 color woodcut prints printed by hand on hand-made paper, blue covers, cover edges a bit rubbed, else a clean,complete set, 16.2 x 24.3 cm. FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . *** **** *** . . . A STUNNING COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOTANICAL . . . * A superb botanical and pharmacopoeia japonica, includes flowers and vegetables as well as plants of commerce. . * Volumes I & II have a lists of the illustrated plants in Japanese, as well as in alphabetic or Romaji letters and also in western type numberals i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, rather than in Japanese, ditto for vols. III & IV. . Vols. III & IV in Katakana only. . Each volume has superb color illustrations. . *** All volumes give the flower name in Japanese [Kanji] characters. The flowers are done in natural, vivid color, with close-up detail of each flower. . *** THE ARTIST: KONO Bairei [1844-95], was a celebrated painter of birds and flowers who studied under the Maruyama painter… Read More
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