IMAO, Keinen (1845 -1924) Thrush, Wheat, No. 17 (Spring) Cartographer_Martin Waldseemuller Williams College

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prized for their quiet beauty and their ability to highlight the exquisite diversity of bird species without requiring a full specimen

It is the rarest of the Popple "key" maps with the exception of the ones published by Steel during the American Revolution (in which the dedication has been changed from Queen to King)

his artisticpassion and desire to explore the West soon overpowered his legal career

IMAO, Keinen (1845 -1924) Thrush, Wheat, No. 17 (Spring) Cartographer_Martin Waldseemuller Williams CollegeIMAO, Keinen (1845 1924) Thrush, Wheat, No. 17 (Spring) From: Keinen Kacho Gafu (trans. Keinens Flower and Bird Painting)Kyoto, 1891 14 1 2" x 10" Seasonal woodblock prints from Keinen Kacho Gafu, a popularized kacho ga publications of the time, illustrated by Imao Keinen (1845 1924), a leader in the Shin Hanga movement. Imao studied painting and calligraphy under ukiyo e artist Umegawa Toukyo and traditional ink painter Suzuki Hyakunen. He taught