Japanese print – Birds and red berries | Watanabe Seitei School (circa 1890, Meiji)

Magnificent Japanese print from the Meiji period (circa 1890 ), depicting a naturalistic scene:
two birds perched on branches of red berries , surrounded by foliage and stylized flowers , in a decorative blue frame with geometric patterns.

This work illustrates the delicacy of the kachō-ga (花鳥画) movement, the Japanese art of painting flowers and birds , very popular at the end of the 19th century.
It is typical of the style of Watanabe Seitei (1852–1918) , master of Japanese naturalistic drawing and art director of the magazine Bijutsu Sekai .

The print is made using polychrome woodblock printing (nishiki-e) on washi paper , with well-preserved original colors (bright blues, reds and yellows).
This plate is authentic , taken from a Japanese art collection published in Tokyo around 1890.

• Title (assigned) : Birds among the red berries

• School / Artist : Watanabe Seitei , Shunyōdō, Tokyo

• Period: Meiji era, around 1890

• Technique: Polychrome woodblock printing ( nishiki-e )

• Support: Original washi paper

• Dimensions: approx. 24 × 17 cm

• Condition: Excellent overall condition – slight signs of age along the edges, fresh colors and supple paper

• Framing: unframed (ideal under glass or UV-resistant plexiglass)
  
  

  Criteria	Assessment
  Artist	Watanabe Seitei (渡辺省亭, 1852–1918)
  Period	Meiji period (circa 1890)
  Editor	Shunyōdō – from a volume of Bijutsu Sekai
  Technical	Polychrome woodblock print ( nishiki-e ) on washi paper
  Dimensions	approx. 24 × 17 cm
  State	Excellent condition, vibrant color, intact margin
  Rarity	Quite rare – Seitei-signed pieces with high market value