Parrots and other exotic birds were a favorite subject of shin hanga print designers. In many of the prints pictured below, the birds are delicately perched atop a beautiful flowering branch. These compositions, more romantic than realistic, are typical of shin hanga kacho-e. A few prints, such as Kurumazaka by Hiroshi Yoshida, depict the birds in more natural poses.
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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Cockatoo and Pomegranate, 1927
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
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A Pair of Macaws
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Cockatoo on Bar, 1927
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Two White Cockatoos on a Red Bar
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Parrot on Flowering Plum
Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790)
Toraji Ishikawa (1875-1964)
Blue Cockatoo, 1934
Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991)
Cage Birds, 1957
Ito Sozan (1884-?)
Parrot on Pomegranate, 1925
Ito Sozan (1884-?)
Two Macaws in Tree, 1925
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
Kibatan Parrot, 1926
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
Obatan Parrot, 1926
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
Kurumazaka, 1926
Tsuruoka Kakunen (1892-1977)
Parrot on Flowering Branch, 1940
Hodo Nishimura (active 1930s)
Parrot on Magnolia, 1937
Hodo Nishimura (active 1930s)
Cockatoo on Branch, 1938
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Parrot on a Flowering Crabapple Branch, late 1830s