Sugakudo Woodblock Prints Birds & Flowers 1859

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Moorhen, White Wisteria SUG1 $195	Title Page SUG2 SOLD	Striped Bulbul, Pine Tree SUG5 $265


Macaw & Sweet Daphne SUG7 $265	Swallow, Safflower SUG8 $225	Hawk, White Pine SUG9 $265


Finches, Peach Blossom SUG13 $245	Snipe, Convolvulus SUG4 $245	Titmouse, Red Maple, Cherry SUG15 $245


Yoshikiri Bird, Reeds, Wisteria SUG19 $195	Hokicho Bird, Apricot, Sekisho Grass SUG10 $245	Shrike, Oak, Winter Camellia SUG21 $195

We are very pleased to offer these rare and exceptional prints by Sugakudo Nakayama from his series "Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons 1861" and "Exact Reproductions of 48 Hawks 1858". We found them in the book district of Tokyo, tucked away in a little shop, loose and with no information or title page. They are unusually colourful and striking prints.

Nakayama Sugakudo was a pupil of Hiroshige (1797-1858). Sugakuso’s birth and death dates are unknown. Each print is beautifully executed in vivid detail and strong colour and embossing, measuring 9 1/4 by 14 inches. We have tolerated a greater degree of imperfections than usual due to the scarcity of the prints. On some, there is old remargining of the print on one side in a skilful manner that barely shows in the images, but which we will not. A few print have a slightly darker background, but most are quite bright.