- Zakuro ni Budou (Pomegranates and Grapes) - Bijin especially well known for his

especially well known for his etching

he began to use the airbrush

Typical printer's ink smudges on the margin as shown

Still mounted to the top edge of its original backing paper

Fuji' (Fuji Nijūgokei)

- Zakuro ni Budou (Pomegranates and Grapes) - Bijin especially well known for hisThis extremely rare woodblock print, 'Zakuro ni Budou' (Pomegranates and Grapes), is by Kiyochika Kobayashi (18471915). The print beautifully depicts pomegranates and grapes arranged on a small table. Many Japanese painters of that time created works influenced by Western still life paintings, driven by their admiration for Western art and their exploration of techniques. Specifically, various artists focused on expressing the torn fruit and the play