Kiwi's Angels: luglio 2010

Japanese Parrot Art

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.

Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Cockatoo and Pomegranate, 1927

Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Cockatoo and Pomegranate

Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
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

Utagawa Toyokuni (1769 - 1825)

Shoun Yamamoto (1870-1965)
The View of the Four Seasons

Kiyokata Kaburagi (1878-1973)

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

Norman Lindsay

Norman Alfred William Lindsay (1879 – 1969) was a renowned Australian artist and writer.

Lindsay was born in Creswick, Victoria. He was a prolific artist, sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist and scale modeler, as well as being a highly talented boxer.

Lady and Parrot, 1986

Etching

Lady and Parrot, 1917

Woodblock

Lesbia, 1921

Etching, soft ground and stipple on paper

Imperia, 1920

Etching, aquatint, engraving and roulette on paper

Cracker Jack Parrot Puzzle

This paper Parrot Puzzle is marked "C. Carey Cloud" and is dated "1946", the year it was distributed as a Cracker Jack prize. It measures approximately 3 3/8" by 2 3/8"overall, and is printed on card stock paper. The instructions are printed on the back: