Xilografía original japonesa - Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) – Lily y Heron - 1881 - Papel - Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) - Japón - Periodo Meiji (1868 -1912)

Kawanabe Kyōsai (河鍋 暁斎, May 18, 1831 – April 26, 1889) was a Japanese painter and caricaturist. In the words of art historian Timothy Clark, "an individualist and an independent, perhaps the last virtuoso in traditional Japanese painting".

Although Kyosai was not a pupil of Hokusai, many consider him his successor. There is a similar sense of frenetic movement and playful within both artists work, but where Hokusai can convey quiet reverence, Kyosai’s work leant into chaos, caricature and comedy.
Kyosai exhibited at the Vienna International Exposition in 1873 and in Paris in 1883. He continues to be popular among contemporary audiences globally, and is well sought after in the Japanese antiques market.

Original woodblock print by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) – Japan

Title: Lily and Heron

Series title: Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure (Kyosai Rakuga)

Date: 1881

Publisher: Morita Tetsugoro / Takeda Den'emon

Measurements: 22 x 29 cm; 30 x 40 cm (with frame)

Signed: Kyosai.

Kyosai Seal

Vertical fold mark

Work framed in a black frame with an elegant black passe-partout.

The work on sale was selected by the curators of the exhibition “Japan. Masters of the East” held at the National Gallery of Cosenza, Italy, in 2022. It bears the curators' certification and signature on the back. It is present in the pages of the official exhibition catalogue.

Provenance: prestigious private collection

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