Chigosa Soun.

beautifully strong red and yellow lilies with variegated leaves, from ‘Flowers of Japan, by the master of the Kacho-e style of natural history prints of birds and flowers, Chigosa Soun (1873-1944), who played a prominent part in the Shin Hanga movement which introduced a more western sensibility in Japanese art in the early 20th century,

colour woodblock print, 370 x 250 mm. (14 5/8 x 9 7/8 in), letterpress title in European and Japanese scripts below, faint publisher’s red ink stamp in lower left corner, mounted at corners onto contemporary thin card support, a few very faint spots, mostly marginal,