Japanese Robe art print by Watanabe Seitei ( Bijutsu Sekai) 

Watanabe Seitei (1851 –1918) was a Nihonga painter and one of the first to visit Europe, attending the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris and being awarded a medal. Shōtei blended Western realism with the delicate colours and washes of the Kikuchi Yōsai school, introducing a new approach to kachōga or kacho (bird-and-flower painting).

Nihonga are typically executed on washi (Japanese paper) or eginu (silk), using brushes. The paintings can be either monochrome or polychrome. If monochrome, typically sumi (Chinese ink) made from soot mixed with a glue from fishbone or animal hide is used. If polychrome, the pigments are derived from natural ingredients: minerals, shells, corals, and even semi-precious stones like malachite, azurite and cinnabar.

Giclée printed in a vivid colour way on 250gr luxurious museum quality paper. Beautifully detailed yet suitable enough to fit into any home, office, museum, or gallery display.

Sold unframed and delivered in a poster tube.

Sizes available

30 x 40cm  fits standard frames.