Tanigami Konan Peony Series White Flower, Bud

TKP53 $425
Konan Imperial Peony Series
20 ½ by 15 1/2 inches

In 1917, one of Japan's famous naturalist artists, Tanigami Konan, was chosen to produce a series of beautiful peony prints for the Teiten (Imperial Exhibition). Because of the importance of this auspicious occasion, all of the traditional Japanese works of art were to be produced to the highest standards. Konan designed and printed a lovely set of 20 peonies. Our beautiful prints offered this evening are from the first edition printing of these incredible Konan flowers. 
These beautiful original woodblock prints are printed in an extra large format for woodblock prints with spectacular images of peonies in bud and full flower. The background of the print is lightly colored, with a little foxing and toning, sometimes darker at the margins. Each print was printed on two sheets, joined in the center, with slight color variation on some.