Birds on a Flowering Branch (1887) by WANTANABE SEITEI
Birds on a Flowering Branch, dated 1887, shows birds resting among full blossom, rendered in the kachō-ga (bird-and-flower) tradition of Watanabe Seitei. A Meiji-era Japanese painter, Seitei blended Western naturalism with the delicate coloring of the Kikuchi Yōsai school, and was among the first Japanese artists recognised in Europe, winning a medal at the 1878 Paris International Exhibition. The blossoming branch gives the print a specific, seasonal register.
Printed as a canvas print, the woven texture lends the piece a soft, gallery-ready depth that suits its layered colour and form.
Birds on a Flowering Branch, dated 1887, shows birds resting among full blossom, rendered in the kachō-ga (bird-and-flower) tradition of Watanabe Seitei. A Meiji-era Japanese painter, Seitei blended Western naturalism with the delicate coloring of the Kikuchi Yōsai school, and was among the first Japanese artists recognised in Europe, winning a medal at the 1878 Paris International Exhibition. The blossoming branch gives the print a specific, seasonal register.
Printed as a canvas print, the woven texture lends the piece a soft, gallery-ready depth that suits its layered colour and form.
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Birds on a Flowering Branch, dated 1887, shows birds resting among full blossom, rendered in the kachō-ga (bird-and-flower) tradition of Watanabe Seitei. A Meiji-era Japanese painter, Seitei blended Western naturalism with the delicate coloring of the Kikuchi Yōsai school, and was among the first Japanese artists recognised in Europe, winning a medal at the 1878 Paris International Exhibition. The blossoming branch gives the print a specific, seasonal register.
Printed as a canvas print, the woven texture lends the piece a soft, gallery-ready depth that suits its layered colour and form.
