{"product_id":"original-japanese-woodblock-print-by-imao-keinen-1891-robin-hibiscus-framed-15x20","title":"Original Japanese Woodblock Print: By Imao Keinen 1891 Robin \u0026 Hibiscus Framed 15x20\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eieThis is an original antique Japansese woodblock print by Imao Keinen c1891. From the \"Summer Group\" featuring birds and floral a specialty of the artist. This is beleived to be a little leaf linden hibiscus with Temminck's Robins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eImao Keinen was born in Kyoto in 1845, the fifth son of Imao Inosuke. He first studied Ukiyo-e style with Umegawa Tokyo, later he became a pupil of Suzuki Hyakunen, studying painting and calligraphy. He also studied other styles than those of his masters, which resulted in an eclectic style. He combined his part-time study and work in his father's business with painting in the evenings. In 1868, after the family business was lost in the upheaval marking the end of the Tokugawa period, he began his own studio. At this time Nanga painting was at its summit, and many artists turned to Nanga, but Keinen remained true to his own style. At the same time he worked as a design advisor for a textile company, to make a living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn 1888 he became professor at the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting. Keinen was a frequent exhibitor and prize-winner at many shows and exhibitions in Japan and in Paris and an important figure in Kyoto art circles. In 1904 he became a member of the Art Committee of the Imperial Household, and in 1907 a juror for the first Bunten. In 1919 he became a member of the Imperial Art Academy. In this period of his life he was probably the most famous painter of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHis recurring themes are flowers, birds and landscapes. He refrained from figure-painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHe had many pupils, some of the best known are his son Imao Keisho (1902-1993), Konoshima Okoku (1877-1938), Ueda Banshu, Kobayashi Gokyo and Shiba Kaisen. He died in 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50391377051965,"sku":"25L0121","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/fullsizeoutput_48ff.heic?v=1749164200","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/original-japanese-woodblock-print-by-imao-keinen-1891-robin-hibiscus-framed-15x20","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}