Antique Print-ANIMAL-BIRD OF PARADISE-RENJAKU-BRANCH-CREST-Morikuni-1729

This print shows a view on a bird with a distinctive crest and a very long tail (known as renjaku or bird of paradise) perched on a textured tree branch.

Made by after an anonymous artist.

Medium: Woodcut on japanese paper paper.

Sheet size: 14.5 x 19.3 cm (5.71 x 7.6 inch). Image size: 13.8 x 18.5 cm. (5.43 x 7.28 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Brown spots. Creases. Remains of paper tape on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ANIMAL-BIRD OF PARADISE-RENJAKU-BRANCH-CREST | RBOS-A11-19

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in the ilustrated book Ehon Tsūhōshi (絵本通宝志), published in 1729.

Biography engraver: Tachibana Morikuni (1679–1748), a very well known illustrator in the Edo Period in Japan.