About This Print
Bairei depicts a Heian period (794-1185) court noble in this print, which was included in the fourth of his seven volume book of drawings titled Bairei Ekagami, published 18 years after the artist's death. Originally published by Unsōdō Publishing in 1903, they republished it in 1913 ,1942 and again in 1982. This collection's print was likely removed from the 1913 edition. Works from the 1913 and 1942 releases, such as this collection's print, can be identified by their vertical centerfold, which is lacking in the 1982 release. Each volume contained 15 prints.
For further details see the section titled Bairei Ekagami under the artist listing.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #680 |
| Title/Description | Court Noble from Bairei Ekagami, volume 4 公卿 楳嶺画鑑 四 (Bairei Drawings, volume 4) |
| Artist | Kōno Bairei (1844-1895) |
| Signature | unsigned |
| Seal | 楳嶺 artist's red oval Bairei seal |
| Publication Date | originally 1903 |
| Edition | this print likely 1913 |
| Publisher | Unsōdō 芸艸堂 Yamada Naosaburō 山田直三郎 |
| Printer | |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - minor toning; wrinkle in right portion of image; slight tear upper left margin |
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| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 8 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (21 x 26.4 cm) |
| H x W Image | 7 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (18.1 x 23.5 cm) |
| Collections This Print | Smithsonian FSC-GR-780.378.1-7 (all seven volumes of 1913 edition); The British Museum 1991,1112,0.74.4; National Library of Australia OJ 6288.9 4643 (all seven volumes of 1913 edition); National Diet Library DOI 10.11501/1907234 [1942 edition] |
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