【Genuine Work】 Edo Period Woodblock Print: Swallows (Tachibana Morikuni)

- Technique: Woodblock print. Ukiyo-e - Condition: Slight signs of insect damage are visible - Era: Kan'en 1st year (1748) - Artist: Tachibana Morikuni It is housed in a wooden frame with an acrylic front, B5 size. An authentic piece from the Edo period. Tachibana Morikuni (born 1679, died November 7, 1748) was a machie-shi (town painter) of the Kano school who was active in Osaka during the mid-Edo period. He published numerous picture manuals and, along with other painters active around the same time in the Kyoto-Osaka region such as Nishikawa Sukenobu and Ooka Harusato, who also published many picture manuals, he exerted a significant influence on later ukiyo-e artists. His representative works are held in collections including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the National Museum of World Cultures, Vanderbilt University's Visual Arts Gallery, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the New York Public Library's Print Collection. (From Wikipedia) Thank you for viewing. This is a fine piece suitable for those interested in antiques and old art objects from the Edo period, or for those who like hanging scrolls.