£100
OGAWA KAZUMASA (CALLED KASUMA OR ISSHIN; 1860-1929) - PAEONIA ARBOREA (TREE PEONY); AND BLOSSOM.
Chromo-collotypes, from the set of 15 published in 'Some Japanese Flowers', circa 1895, on wove paper, 39.2cm × 27.8 cm (unframed). Ogawa Kazumasa is considered a pioneer in the development of photography and photomechanical printing in Japan. 'A collotype is a kind of photo-lithograph (in which glass replaces stone as the printing surface) of Japanese flowers produced by a process that could not be duplicated outside Japan. The colours used and mounting methods are most impressive. 15 to 25 colours were used in a single picture and each print passed through a press for each shade' (J.B. Millet, publisher). (2)
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