Kōno Bairei

Horseradish; flowering cherry (Wasabi; yaezakura)

Maker

Kōno Bairei (Japanese, 1844-1895)
Yamada Unsodo, publisher

Title

Horseradish; flowering cherry (Wasabi; yaezakura)
One hundred flowering plants (Soka hyakushu)
Soka Hyakushu

Period

Meiji

Year

1901

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 18.1 x 26.7 cm (7 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]
inscriptions name the flowers as given on title line in Chinese and in Japanese kana

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sonnabend

Object Number

80.062.1

Type

Exhibition History

Japanese Prints
Nature in Microcosm
Mar 10, 1998 – Jun 09, 1998

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Kōno Bairei (Japanese, 1844-1895)
Yamada Unsodo, publisher
Horseradish; flowering cherry (Wasabi; yaezakura); One hundred flowering plants (Soka hyakushu); Soka Hyakushu, 1901
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 18.1 x 26.7 cm (7 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sonnabend 80.062.1

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