About This Print
This print depicting a pinecone fish was originally published in the sixth volume of Bairei's seven volume work Bairei Ekagami originally published in 1903 by Unsōdō Publishing. This collection's print was likely taken from Unsōdō's 1982 reprinting of the book. Works from the earlier 1903, 1913 and 1942 editions can be identified by their vertical centerfold, which is lacking in the 1982 release, as it is in this collection's print. Each volume contained 15 prints.
From the 1913 printing of Bairei Ekagami
Note vertical center fold in print.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #41 |
| Title/Description | Pinecone Fish from Bairei Ekagami, volume 6 松子魚 楳嶺画鑑 六 (Bairei Drawings, volume 6) |
| Artist | Kōno Bairei (1844-1895) |
| Signature | unsigned |
| Seal |  |
| Publication Date | originally 1903 (see Edition below). |
| Edition | this print likely from the 1982 edition |
| Publisher | Unsōdō 芸艸堂 |
| Printer | |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | kachō-ga |
| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 8 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. (21.3 x 27.3 cm) |
| H x W Image | 7 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (18.7 x 23.8 cm) |
| Collections This Print | Smithsonian FSC-GR-780.378.1-7 (all seven volumes of 1903 edition); National Library of Australia OJ 6288.9 4643 (all seven volumes of 1913 edition); National Diet Library DOI 10.11501/1907236 [NDL shows a publishing date for their holding of January 1942] |
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