Maekawa BUNREI

Collection comprising 10 double-page paintings in traditional Japanese manner: glue-based painting on silk. These 10 paintings represent flowers, birds and insects. They are all captioned with poetic titles and each bears one or more red seals which allow identification of the painter's name; some are part of the painter's name, others the complete name.
Japanese accordion binding with lacquered elm boards. Title label with manuscript title and a seal. A slight dampstain to lower margin on the first endpaper, otherwise superb general condition. The paper on the reverse of the pastedowns slightly lifted and bearing splits.
Master of Kachoga (flower and bird paintings), Bunrei (1837-