Artist

Kono Bairei

Kono Bairei bird and flower painter (Kacho-ga) and woodblock printer from the imperial city and old capital of Japan, Kyoto, studied from the age of 8 at the Maruyama School. At the age of 27 he transferred to the Nanga School and was instrumental in establishing the Kyoto School of Painting, eventually opening up his own studio to other painters. He became a disciple of Shiokawa Bunrin and published books of woodcuts in the mid to late Meiji Period of the 19th. century.

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