- Shiki Kacho -zu (Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons) - Kacho-zu graceful shading to accentuate a

graceful shading to accentuate a large

Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007)

The print features a peaceful view of Chiyoda Castle after a snowfall

3 x 15 cm)Image size: 5 and 7/8 inches by 3 and 7/8 inches (15 x 10 cm)Date: 1988

- Shiki Kacho -zu (Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons) - Kacho-zu graceful shading to accentuate aThis large, exquisite woodblock print "Shiki Kach zu" (Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons) is by Hoitsu Sakai (17611828), a celebrated Japanese Nihonga painter of the Rinpa school. A master of the Edo Rinpa tradition, following in the footsteps of Sotatsu and Korin, Hoitsu developed a refined, urbane style distinguished by elegance and grace. Originally painted during the Edo period as a folding screen, this work was reproduced as a woodblock print