Chigusa no Hana by Kono Bairei, 4 vols.A Thousand Varieties of Flowers (Chigusa no Hana) Kono Bairei Wonderful complete set of 4 volumes of one of Bairei's masterpieces. With 200 colour woodblock printed illustrations of various flowers (50 in each volume), it is a comprehensive look at the flora of Japan. First published in 1890 91, this is the 1905 edition. Kyoto. Yamada Unsodo. 1905. Vol. 1 66pp. Vol. 2 64pp. Vol. 3 58pp. Vol. 4 62pp. Each 24. 2 x 16. 4cm. No foxing or worm traces, no

and scholar of Japanese studies in the early Edo period

Kentaro died in 1987 and the set was published in 1982

signed 2 red seals

vivid colors

many of which are colored

A superb copy of Utamaro'series Komachi-biki (小町引き)

realized the philosophy of American pop culture known by such artists as Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein

in the Kislak Center

published posthumously 3 years after the death of Gyokusho

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a bit yellowish due to age but other than that

Native Americans of the Southwest