Seitei, Watanabe [Watanabe Shōtei]

SEITEI KACHŌ GAFU [PICTURE ALBUM OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS]

Nihonbashi-ku [Tokyo]: Ōkura Magobē, 1891 [Meiji 24]. First Edition, Volume Three. Octavo, unpaginated woodblock prints (24 leaves). In Very Good condition. Disbound; was originally bound in traditional “fukuro-toji” (pouch-binding) style. Wrapped in tan paper covers with faint woodblock print illustration, and a label to the front cover. Covers have chipping to edges, light rubbing wear, and age toning. Textblock has the front pastedown partially torn from the interior of the front cover, the title page has minor tears to edges, light age toning overall, and light wear throughout. SU consignment Shelved in Room F.

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Special Collections - Upstairs

Price: $1,250

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Watanabe Seitei (1852–1918), also known as Watanabe Shōtei, was a Japanese Nihonga painter and among the earliest Japanese artists to visit Europe. He attended the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris, where he was awarded a medal. Seitei developed a distinctive style that fused Western naturalistic realism with the refined colors and subtle washes of the Kikuchi Yōsai school, helping to pioneer a new approach to kachōga (bird-and-flower painting).