Keinen Imao Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Keinen Imao Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 30, 2024
6 JAPANESE WOODBLOCKS - IMAO KEINEN & OTHERS
Est: $300 - $500
6 Japanese woodblock prints, includes 2 Imao Keinen(1845-1924) Birds and Flower, printed in 1892 along with Nisaburo Ito, Pomegranate Blossom, Nantan Branch, Peony and Chrysanthemum
Litchfield Auctions
Oct. 19, 2024
IMAO KEINEN (JAPANESE, 1845-1924) BIRD ON FLOWER WOODBLOCK PRINT
Est: $80 - $120
IMAO KEINEN (JAPANESE, 1845-1924) BIRD ON FLOWER WOODBLOCK PRINT, a pleasant depiction of a bird surrounded by foliage clinging to a flower's stalk, titled "Chestnut Bunting and Narcissus Daffodil". Left margin with publication information suggesting it may be from a copy of the four-volume "kacho-e" (Bird on Flower illustration) set "Keinen Kacho Gafu". Conservation mounted under glass in a modern frame. Late 19th/early 20th century. 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" sight, 14 1/2" x 18 1/2" frame OA.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Sep. 18, 2024
IMAO KEINEN (1845-1924) Wild Geese in Flight Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926), late 19th/early 20th century
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
IMAO KEINEN (1845-1924) Wild Geese in Flight Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926), late 19th/early 20th century A painting mounted as a hanging scroll in ink on silk depicting two geese in flight above churning waves, signed Keinen gashi, sealed Imao [ ] and Keinen gashi, with a wood tomobako storage box 55 1/8 x 22 1/4in (140 x 56.5cm)
Bonhams
Aug. 17, 2024
Set of 2 Keinen Imao, Kacho-ga, Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £80 - £100
Set of 2: Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: Geese / Sensitive Plant and Blue Rock Thrush Series title: Keinen's Album of the Birds and Flowers Publisher: Nishimura Sozaemon Date: 1892 / 1891-1892 Size: (R) 36.6 x 25.3, (L) 36.6 x 25.4cm / 37 x 25.8 cm Condition: Light toning, watermarks, binding holes. / Binding holes on right. Ref: CMAP66 / JGA84
JG Auction
Aug. 08, 2024
Imao Keinen (Japanese, 1845-1924) (shin-hanga movement) A suite of four woodblock print diptychs, Four Seasons series, 31cm x 43.5cm, each diptych framed as one, 51cm x 64cm overall
Est: £200 - £300
Imao Keinen (Japanese, 1845-1924) (shin-hanga movement) A suite of four woodblock print diptychs, Four Seasons series, 31cm x 43.5cm, each diptych framed as one, 51cm x 64cm overall
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Jul. 20, 2024
Keinen Imao, Set of 2, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £100 - £200
Set of 2 prints: Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) from Keinen's Album of the Birds and Flowers Publisher: Nishimura Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: 37 x 25.8 cm / 37 x 25 cm Condition: Light margin wear, binding holes on right. / Binding holes on right, slightly trimmed. Ref: JGA101 / JGA102
JG Auction
Jun. 11, 2024
10 COLOURED WOODBLOCK PRINTS FROM VARIOUS BOOKS
Est: €50 - €80
10 COLOURED WOODBLOCK PRINTS FROM VARIOUS BOOKS Japan, Meiji period 23 x 16 cm - 33,5 x 23 10 book pages, some double pages, by Imao Keinen (1845 - 1924) and from the Kono Bairei. Minor wear, some slightly damaged and stained, mounted in passepartout 10 Buchseiten aus diversen Büchern Japan, Meiji -Periode 23 x 16 cm - 33,5 x 23 10 Buchseiten teils Doppelbuchseiten u.a. von Imao Keinen (1845 - 1924) und aus dem Kono Bairei. Minim. berieben, partiell besch. und fleckig, in Passepartout montiert
Nagel Auction
May. 18, 2024
Imao Keinen, Kacho-ga, Set of 3, Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £100 - £200
Set of 3 prints: Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: The Japanese Yellow Rose and the Common Moorhen / Cedar Tree and Green Pigeon / Crape Myrtle and Siberian Blue Robin Series title: Keinen's Album of the Birds and Flowers Publisher: Nishimura Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: 37 x 25.8 cm Condition: Binding holes on left. Ref: JGA82 / JGA81 / JGA80
JG Auction
May. 18, 2024
Imao Keinen, Set of 2, Heron, Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £100 - £200
Set of 2 prints: Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: Heron / Sensitive Plant and Blue Rock Thrush Series title: Keinen's Album of the Birds and Flowers Publisher: Nishimura Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: 36.8 x 25.7 cm Condition: Binding holes on left. / Binding holes on right. Ref: JGA83 / JGA84
JG Auction
May. 18, 2024
Keinen Imao, Kacho-ga, Geese, Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £80 - £100
Artist: Keinen Imao Title: âKeinen's Album of the Birds and Flowers / Geeseâ Publisher: Nishimura Sozaemon Date: 1892 Size: (R) 36.6 x 25.3, (L) 36.6 x 25.4cm Condition: Light toning, water marks, binding holes. Ref: CMAP66
JG Auction
May. 16, 2024
Keinen (1845-1924). (Hawk hunting a Wild Duck).
Est: €120 - €150
Keinen (1845-1924). (Hawk hunting a Wild Duck). Col. woodcut diptych, from Keinen kachô gafu (Keinen's Flower and Bird Picture Album), (1891), 24x35,5 cm., publ. Nihimura Soemon. - Trifle yellowed; both prints w. small stain in blank margin; right panel of the diptych has "No 13" printed in upper margin, otherwise fine. ADDED 1 other (restrike) print.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
May. 16, 2024
Keinen (1845-1924). (Birds among Plum Blossoms).
Est: €120 - €150
Keinen (1845-1924). (Birds among Plum Blossoms). Col. woodcut diptych, from Keinen kachô gafu (Keinen's Flower and Bird Picture Album), (1891), 24x37 cm., publ. Nihimura Soemon. - Both w. binding holes in (trimmed) blank margin; trifle yellowed; right panel of the diptych has "No 21" printed in upper margin, otherwise fine.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Mar. 02, 2024
Keinen Imao, Bird and Flower, Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £30 - £50
Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: Great Tit and Cabbage Series title: Keinen's Album of the Birds and Flowers Publisher: Nishimura Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: 36.7 x 25.6 cm Condition: Binding holes. Ref: JGA61
JG Auction
Jan. 21, 2024
Ohara Shoson (Japanese, 1877-1945) Woodblock Prints
Est: $800 - $1,000
Ohara Shoson (Japanese, 1877-1945) Woodblock Prints (4) items including 'Wild Geese' and 'Egret in the Snow', both having printed signatures and chop marks, as well as 'Java Sparrow and Magnolia' by Imao Keinen (Japanese, 1845-1924) and 'Bunting and Plum Tree' by Numata Kashu (Japanese, 1858-1912) both having chop marks, all matted behind glass in wood frames, 'Wild Geese' floated within mat Property from: a Private Estate, Evanston, Illinois Category: Asian Arts > Asian Arts Estimated Sale Time: 1:47 pm CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Last modified: January 6, 2024, 4:41 pm
Leonard Auction
Jan. 18, 2024
Five Japanese Woodblock Prints
Est: $300 - $500
After Hiroshige ('Evening Rain at Koizumi', from the series 'Eight Views of Kanazawa'; Mt Fuji scene; Kono Bairei (1844 - 1895) 'Fisherman'/'Angler'; after Hiroshige ('Tanba Province: Kane Slope' from the series 'Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces', after Imao Keinen (1845 â 1924). Largest 14 1/2 x 9 1/2".
Vallot Auctioneers
Nov. 25, 2023
Keinen, Imao,1845-1924, Five album pages
Est: €60 - €70
Birds in their natural environment. Good impression with light colors, minimally soiled. (384)
Signens Kunstauktionen
Nov. 23, 2023
Keinen (1845-1924). (Two Birds and Chrysanthemums).
Est: €80 - €100
Keinen (1845-1924). (Two Birds and Chrysanthemums). Col. woodcut, from Keinen kachô gafu (Keinen's Flower and bird painting manual), 32x22,5 cm. (fine). Kawarazaki (1889-1973). (House plants). Col. woodcut ôban w. gauffrage, signed Shodo with seal, publisher Unso-do (fine).
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 23, 2023
Keinen (1845-1924). (Bird standing on a tree stump in the reeds).
Est: €70 - €90
Keinen (1845-1924). (Bird standing on a tree stump in the reeds). Col. woodcut sho-tanzaku (10x25 cm.), signed Imao Keinen, framed.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Sep. 12, 2023
Imao Keinen (1845-1924) and another, Three Japanese woodblock prints depicting birds and flowers, Meiji period, late 19th century
Est: £300 - £500
Imao Keinen (1845-1924) and another Three Japanese woodblock prints depicting birds and flowers Meiji period, late 19th century each a woodblock print, depicting various birds among foliage, framed the largest: 28.5 by 39cm, 11¼ x 15⅜in.
Sotheby's
Jun. 17, 2023
Keinen Imao, Pigeons, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print
Est: £10 - £30
Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: 7. Pigeons Series title: Keinen's Birds and Flowers Album, Autumn Publisher: Nishimuraya Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: (L) 23.5 x 36.7, (R) 25.3 x 36.7 cm Ref: CMAP07
JG Auction
Jun. 17, 2023
Keinen Imao, Pigeons, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print
Est: £10 - £30
Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: 7. Pigeons Series title: Keinen's Birds and Flowers Album, Autumn Publisher: Nishimuraya Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: (L) 24.2 x 36.7, (R) 23.5 x 36.8 cm Ref: CMAP12
JG Auction
Jun. 14, 2023
IMAO KEINEN (1845-1924): TITLE: ' KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU'/ FLOWERS AND BIRDS OF THE FOUR SEASONS. 4 VOL.
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
IMAO KEINEN (1845-1924): TITLE: ' KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU'/ FLOWERS AND BIRDS OF THE FOUR SEASONS. 4 VOL. Japan, Publisher: Nishimura Sôzaemon, Date: Meiji 24-25 (1891-1892) 37 x 25,6 cm Four illustrated, complete books. Vol. 1: Spring. 9 pages calligraphy and introduction, 2 pages index, 40 pages colour ills., 1 page colophon; Vol. 2: Summer. 2 pages calligraphy, 2 pages index, 40 pages colour ills., 1 page colophon; Vol 3: Autumn. 2 pages index, 42 pages colour ills., 1 page colophon; Vol. 4: Winter. 2 pages calligraphy, 2 pages index, 40 pages colour ills., 1 page colophon. Publisher: Nishimura Sôzaemon. Block carver: Tanaka Jirôkichi. Printer: Mika Jinsaburô. Date: Meiji 24-25 (1891-1892). Textile case. From an old South German private collection, acquired prior to 1990 - The exterior of the binding with minor wear and slighty stained, the colours of the prints well preserved, the slipcase slightly damaged.
Nagel Auction
May. 23, 2023
TSUKIOKA KOGYO (1869-1927), IMAO KEINEN (1845–1924), BIHO (DATES UNKNOWN), AND OTHERS Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century (4)
Est: £600 - £800
TSUKIOKA KOGYO (1869-1927), IMAO KEINEN (1845–1924), BIHO (DATES UNKNOWN), AND OTHERS Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Four kacho-e prints of various formats and sizes: the first a shikishiban by Kogyo depicting a cricket on autumn grass before the full moon, signed Kogyo with two seals; the second, another shikishiban by Biho, depicting a sparrow in the snow, signed Biho with a seal; the third an ootanzakuban by Keinen, depicting a crow perched on a flowering cherry branch, signed Keinen with a seal; the last a chuban of a chicken and chicks, attributed to Watanabe Seitei, unsigned; all mounted on card. The smallest: 24cm x 24.7cm (9 7/16in x 9 11/16in); the largest 38cm x 18.9cm (14 15/16in x 7 7/16in). (4).
Bonhams
May. 23, 2023
AFTER IMAO KEINEN (1845–1924), MAEKAWA BUNREI (1837-1917), AND OTHERS Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa (1926-1989) era, late 19th to late 20th century (3)
Est: £500 - £600
AFTER IMAO KEINEN (1845–1924), MAEKAWA BUNREI (1837-1917), AND OTHERS Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa (1926-1989) era, late 19th to late 20th century Three oban-size illustrated books by various artists: the first titled Kojitsu sosho yoshazuko fuzu (Accompanying Illustrations for Series of Books about the Ancient Practices: Studies of Palanquins and Cars), comprising one double-page with calligraphy and 11 double-page colour illustrations, edited by Imaizumi Sadasuke, originally published in 1900, this probably a later publication by Unsodo in 1982, covers: 36.7cm x 25cm (14 7/16in x 9 13/16in); the second volume 2 of Bunrei gafu (Bunrei's Painting Manual) by Maekawa Bunrei, comprising a single page with calligraphy, two pages of preface, single page with a publisher's seal, 66 pages of light-colour illustrations of birds and flowers, a single page of colophon inside the back cover indicating the publisher Hobu Shokai and the publishing date Meiji 18 (1885); covers: 35.2cm x 24.3cm (13 7/8in x 9 9/16in); the last, volume three of Keinen kacho gafu (Album of Bird-and-Flower Pictures by Keinen) after Imao Keinen, comprising two pages of the table of contents, 42 pages of colour illustrations, five pages of colophon, originally published by Nishimura Sozaemon in Meiji 25 (1892), probably a lithograph version published by Unsodo in Showa 51 (1986), covers: 36.3cm x 25.7cm (14¼in x 10 1/8in). (3).
Bonhams
Apr. 15, 2023
Keinen Imao, Kacho-ga, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £80 - £90
Set of 2 Prints: Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: 22. Azalea, Fern, and Pheasant Series title: Keinen's Birds and Flowers Album, Spring Publisher: Nishimuraya Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: (L) 25.5 x 36.8, (R) 25.5 x 36.8 cm Condition: Binding holes on the inner margins, minor spots, light fading. Ref: CMAP06 (Set 22) Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: 6. Old Pine-tree and Red-Crowned Crane Series title: Keinen's Birds and Flowers Album, Spring Publisher: Nishimuraya Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: (L) 25.9 x 37.0, (R) 25.9 x 37.1 cm Condition: Binding holes on the inner margins, light fading, slightly trimmed. Ref: CMAP11 (Set 22)
JG Auction
Apr. 15, 2023
Keinen Imao, Birds, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £60 - £70
Set of 2 Prints: Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: Princess Feather, Cogon, and Cormorants Series title: Keinen's Birds and Flowers Album, Summer Publisher: Nishimuraya Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: (L) 25.9 x 37.0, (R) 25.9 x 37.0 cm Condition: Binding holes on the inner margins, small wormholes at the top, light fading. Ref: CMAP10 (Set 11) Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: 25. Millettia and Pigeons Series title: Keinen's Birds and Flowers Album, Summer Publisher: Nishimuraya Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: (L) 25.8 x 37.0, (R) 25.8 x 37.1 cm Condition: Binding holes on the inner margins, minor spots, light fading. Ref: CMAP09 (set 11)
JG Auction
Jan. 16, 2023
ASIAN: Two bird themed woodblock prints, the first by Imao Keinen (Japanese, 1845 – 1924) "Inutarayo and Hawk" depicts a hawk perched on a tree branch, with two small birds nested within, ss: 12 1/2" h. x 9" w.; along...
Est: $100 - $200
ASIAN: Two bird themed woodblock prints, the first by Imao Keinen (Japanese, 1845 – 1924) "Inutarayo and Hawk" depicts a hawk perched on a tree branch, with two small birds nested within, ss: 12 1/2" h. x 9" w.; along with Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1764 - 1824) "Two Pheasants by a Stream" with two birds standing near water, mostly blue background, artist seal lower right corner, ss: 7 3/4" h. x 11" w.; both framed and matted behind glass, wear consistent with age, not examined out of fame.
Winter Associates, Inc.
Dec. 09, 2022
36.8 x 25.5 cm. Illustrated book. Keinen kachô gafu. Two vols. of four: Fall and Winter. Fall: 2 pp. table of contents, 38 single and double pp. colour illustrations of birds and flowers, 1 p. signature, 1 p. advertisement, 1 p. colophon. Winter: 2
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
36.8 x 25.5 cm. Illustrated book. Keinen kachô gafu. Two vols. of four: Fall and Winter. Fall: 2 pp. table of contents, 38 single and double pp. colour illustrations of birds and flowers, 1 p. signature, 1 p. advertisement, 1 p. colophon. Winter: 2 pp. calligraphy, 2 p. table of contents, 33 single and double pp. colour illustrations, 1 p. signature, 1 p. advertisement, 1 p. colophon. Publisher: Nishimura Sôemon, Kyoto. Date: Meiji 25 (1892). Slightly later edn.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Nov. 27, 2022
IMAO KEINEN (1845-1924)
Est: $300 - $400
IMAO KEINEN (1845-1924) Bird on an Oak Branch shin-hanga coloured woodblock print two character signature; together with two other prints, one of a fruiting branch and one of a maiden, framed 34cm x 24cm; 21cm x 18cm NOTE Noted for his lively depictions of birds and plants, Keinen produced a four volume Bird and Flower Picture Album, one for each season. This is probably an image from that series.
Gibson's
Nov. 26, 2022
Japanese Woodblock Print, Keinen, Imao 1845-1924 Double album page of an Orihon, album 1881-85
Est: €120 - €140
Print in B&W with some light red. From Keinen kacho gafu (Pictures with flowers and birds by Keinen) Swallows on willow tree. (365)
Signens Kunstauktionen
Sep. 28, 2022
Vijf houtsneden met afbeeldingen van vogels
Est: €80 - €120
Diptiek in kleur door Watanabe Shōtei (1851-1918), in passe-partout - met twee stukjes tape aan elkaar geplakt en met twee stukjes tape op papier geplakt -, diptiek door Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Fuji on the Face of a Paddy - aan elkaar gelijmd - en groot exemplaar door Imao Keinen (1845-1925) uit Keinen kacho gafu. B 24.5 x 31, 20 x 25.9 en 37 x 25.7 cm / alle niet ingelijst
Veilinghuis Onder de Boompjes
Aug. 13, 2022
Imao Keinen woodblock
Est: $100 - $200
Imao Keinen (Japanese 1845-1924) Two Birds on Branch- woodblock in colors, from 'Winter Album', tipped to support sheet in top 2 corners, paper age toned. 12 1/2 xx 8 3/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jul. 02, 2022
Keinen, Imao
Est: €180 - €216
Kalligraphie 37×25 cm. (59835)
Leo Spik
Jul. 02, 2022
Keinen, Imao
Est: €180 - €216
Blatt aus Keinen gafu Reiherpaar und Schilf. 37×25,5 cm. (59835)
Leo Spik
Jul. 02, 2022
Keinen, Imao
Est: €180 - €216
Blatt aus Keinen gafu Vogel und Lilien. 37×25,5 cm. (59835)
Leo Spik
Jul. 02, 2022
Keinen, Imao
Est: €180 - €216
Blatt aus Keinen gafu (Buch mit Bildern von Keinen) Singvogel und Chrysantheme. 37×25,5 cm. (59835)
Leo Spik
Nov. 26, 2021
Keinen, Imao (1845-1924). (Birds among blossoming branches).
Est: €60 - €80
Keinen, Imao (1845-1924). (Birds among blossoming branches). Col. woodcut ôban, publisher Nishimura, ±1891, title in left margin. - Margins sl. cut short. = From the series: Keinen kachô gafu (Keinen's Drawing Book of Flowers and Birds).
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Sep. 25, 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints by Imao Keinen
Est: $50 - $80
Collectible framed Japanese woodblock print by Imao Keinen, print of a bird resting on flower branch, Imao Keinen was a Japanese painter and print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 14.7inch H, 11.7inch W (w/ frame).
Wealthier Art & Auction
Sep. 25, 2021
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT FLOWERS BY IMAO KEINEN
Est: $100 - $150
Imao Keinen (Japanese, 1845–1924) woodblock print on paper depicting a bird among flowers. Signed with Hieroglyphs lower left. Framed. Imao Keinen artist and print designer, part of the shin-hanga (new prints) movement. The auction label showing detailed information about the artwork on verso.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 21, 2021
Keinen Imao, Pigeon, Bird and Flower, Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £20 - £40
Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: 25. Millettia and Pigeons Series title: Keinen's Birds and Flowers Album, Summer Publisher: Nishimuraya Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: (L) 25.3 x 36.6. (R) 25.3 x 36.6 cm Ref: CMAP19
JG Auction
Aug. 21, 2021
Keinen Imao, Pheasant, Kacho-ga, Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £20 - £40
Artist: Keinen Imao (1845-1924) Title: 22. Azalea, Fern, and Pheasant Series title: Keinen's Birds and Flowers Album, Spring Publisher: Nishimuraya Sozaemon Date: 1891-1892 Size: (L) 25.7 x 36.9, (R) 25.7 x 36.9 cm Ref: CMAP16
JG Auction
Jul. 08, 2021
KEINEN JMAO (1845 - 1924) Doves.
Est: €100 - €200
KEINEN JMAO (1845 - 1924). Doves.. Inscriptions in Japanese ideograms on the left upper margin. Upper right margin No. 7. Cm 46,20 x 36,60.
Capitolium Art
Jul. 03, 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints Keinen, Imao 1845-1924, Kachoe (album page 32 x 23 cm, 1881)
Est: €70 - €90
From the album "Keinen kacho gafu" (Book with flowers and birds by Keinen). Bird on a flowering plum tree branch. Excellent impression, a little bit yellowed, glued at upper corners, margins trimmed, slightly faded mount. (334)
Signens Kunstauktionen
May. 24, 2021
A PAIR OF JAPANESE SIX PANEL SCREENS BY IMAO KEINEN (1845-1924), KYOTO
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
A PAIR OF JAPANESE SIX PANEL SCREENS BY IMAO KEINEN (1845-1924), KYOTO A pair of six-panel screens, painted in ink on a sumptuous gold leaf ground with gilt copper kanagu fittings. The left screen depicting a peacock and peahen elegantly foraging, the other a peacock taking off in flight, both screens signed Keinen with two seals. (2) Imao Keinen was a Japanese painter and print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and part of the shin-hanga ('new print') movement. He studied ukiyo-e painting with Umegata Tokyo and other Japanese styles with Suzuki Hyakunen. In 1880, he began to teach as a professor at the Kyoto Prefecture School of Painting. In 1904, he became a member of the Art Committee of the Imperial Household and a Member of the Imperial Art Academy in 1919. An important Japanese style painter, Keinen specialized in kacho-ga (flower and bird pictures) with very realistic detail. The end panels 175cm high, 59.5cm wide OTHER NOTES: Born in Kyoto, Imao Keinen first studied under the Ukiyo-e style painter Umegawa Tokyo in 1854. Three years later he joined the studio of the Shijo-Maruyama School artist Suzuki Hyakunen. Keinen won a silver medal in 1900 at the Paris Exposition and in 1904 he won a gold medal at the Saint Louis Exposition. That same year Keinen was appointed a Teishitsu Gigeiin or Imperial Court Artist. Keinen served as a judge for the Bunten with its inception in 1907. Keinen's exquisitely delicate kachoga or bird-and-flower paintings received high acclaim overseas as well as within Japan. Keinen passed away in Kyoto at the age of 79 on October 5, 1924. Imao Keinen's paintings are in the collections of the Ashmolean Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Tokyo National Museum, and the Yamatane Museum of Art.
Leonard Joel
May. 06, 2021
4 Japanese Keinen Woodblock Prints w/ Spring Birds
Est: $800 - $1,200
Imao Keinen (Japanese 1845 to 1924); "Spring Bird" series, woodblock print on paper, Meiji Period, ca. early 20th century CE. A superb collection of 4 woodblock prints of birds and springtime flowers, a motif known as "kacho-e." These prints are from the series of birds and plant illustrations collected in an album known as "Keinen Kacho Gafu" (Keinens Flower-and-Bird Painting Manual) origianly published in 1892. The first print depicts blooming white peonies and blue and white flycatcher amongst green foliage. Next is a branch with white cherry (sakura) blossoms and a yellow narcissus flycatcher, positioned with his rump pointing towards the viewer in a moment of stillness as he moves through the tree. Third is a pair of black orange birds flying through white iris flowers. Finally, a branch with pink plum (ume) blossoms and a daurian redstart preening his wing. Keinen is renowned for his stunning bird and flower prints that depict bird behavior amongst the plants that would be found in their respective environments. This series of four captures the lives of various birds in springtime. Size of print: 12" L x 8.5" W (30.5 cm x 21.6 cm); Size of frame: 13.125" L x .5" W x 17" H (33.3 cm x 1.3 cm x 43.2 cm) Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection, acquired 1960 to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #164054
Artemis Gallery
May. 05, 2021
KEINEN IMAO - TWO PRINTS FROM KEINEN KACHO GAFU
Est: $200 - $350
Two Prints from Keinen Imao (Japanese, 1845-1923), Two prints from the 1891 published set of four volumes titled "Keinen Kacho Gafu" - (Bird and Flower Albums by Keinen). One is "Brambling, Rose, Bamboo" and "Rustic Bunting Cherokee Rose". Nicely framed. Possibly reprints
Litchfield Auctions
Dec. 05, 2020
Imao Keinen
Est: €300 - €500
Imao Keinen 1845 Kyoto - 1924 ebenda Fliegender Spatz und Bambuszweig. Tusche auf Papier, geknickt, partiell fleckig. Signiert unten rechts und gestempelt. 122,5 x 30 cm (Bildmaß) und 197 x 41 cm (Hängerolle).
Auktionshaus Dr. Fischer
Jun. 26, 2020
Imao Keinen, Untitled - Japenese Wood Duck, 1892
Est: $200 - $400
Artist: Imao Keinen - Japanese (1845-1924) Title: Untitled - Japenese Wood Duck Year: 1892 Dimensions: 13" by 9" Frame 19" by 14.5" Medium: Woodblock Print Notes: Purchased 1957 in Osaka, Japan. Imao Keinen was part of the shin-hanga movement in Japan. Framed Aldersons Fine arts West Vancouver Park Royal. Bi-color wood Frame
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