G - Green Pheasant
Green Pheasant (referred to as Pheasant until the 1920s when publishers used Green Pheasant in import titles), original painting by Sakai Hoitsu, print c. 1923-1925. This belonged to my paternal grandmother who may have purchased it at Gump's in San Francisco, which was a major importer of Japanese art and woodblock prints. There is a bit more to it along the left, but it had been folded for decades to fit an inappropriate frame.
There's a G for the Gogyohka form poem here.
Oh, I really like this - and all the more special because it's from your Grandmother!
ReplyDeleteVisiting from the A to Z Challenge. This is a beautiful site, doesn't look like most Blogspot blogs. And what gorgeous pheasant artwork. I grew up where pheasants were common. Still, it was always exciting to see one run across a field.
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