Long Tail Cock
by Bakufu Ohno (1888-1976)

	Artist:	Bakufu Ohno (1888-1976) — 大野麦風
	Title:	Long Tail Cock
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1953/10
	Date of this artwork?:	1953 (may not be accurate)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Kyoto Hanga-In — 京都版画院
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Kyoto Hanga-In — 京都版画院
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	30773
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist: Bakufu Format: Large oban tate-e: 16.25" x 11.25" Subject: A Long-tailed fancy Cockerel crying from an Acer Palmatum (Japanese Maple) in spring foliage. Bakufu is best known for his superb set of 'Fishes of Japan'. This luxuriously printed Kacho design appears to be rare. Like the exquisitely printed Fish series, this print was the co-production of Jacoulet's block cutter and printer. Publisher: Kyoto Hanga-In Block-cutter: Ito Tora. Printer: Shiba Mura (seal bottom left margin). Date: October, 1953
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Monday, 17 November 2008 You are bidding on a very beautiful and special FIRST-EDITION original Japanese woodblock Shin Hanga print “Cockerel” signed by the famous Taisho/Showa Shin Hanga woodblock print master Ohno Bakufu (1888-1976) published by Kyoto Hanga Printmaker and made in 1950s IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. The artist’s signature and his chop mark are at the lower left corner of the print. The KYOTO HANGA PRINTMAKER CHOP MARK and FIRS EDITION Chop mark, the carver and printer’s seals are in the lower left border. The size of this woodblock print is 16 x 11 inches. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. This woodblock print is not attached to any backing paper or cardboard and strong ink bleeding through can be seen through the back of the original Japanese mulberry Washi paper. All four borders are intact. Except for a little of foxing and a small spot of reinforcement at the back (lower right corner) and some minor and light frame trace at the edges, this woodblock print is in excellent condition.
	Artist Bio:	Bakufu Ohno (1888-1976) was born in Tokyo. He moved to Kansai after the great Kantou earthquake in 1923. Ohno exhibited oil paintings at Teiten in 1929. He was an honorary member of the Hyogo Prefecture Academy of Fine Arts, and a member of Taiheiyogakai. Ohno produced many landscape and fish prints, including the Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection (Dai Nihon gyorui gashu) in 1940, which was published by Kyoto Hanga-in; blocks were carved by Matsuda and Kikuda, printed by Shinagawa, Nagae, Uchida and Ohno. 大野麥風（1888-1976、本名：要蔵）は、東京で生まれ、初めは長原孝太郎の指導を受け、洋画を学びました。1909年の第3回文部省美術展覧会で画壇に登場してからは、白馬会・太平洋画会・光風会などにも出品したものの、やがて、洋画から日本画に転向し、1919年の第1回帝国美術院展覧会では、日本画で入選しています。 さらに、木版画を手がけるようになった麥風は、1937年に西宮書院(現在の京都版画院)から出版された代表作 『大日本魚類画集』で、原画を担当し、当代一流の文化人の協力を得て、「原色木版二百度手摺り」といわれる色鮮やかな木版画集を生み出しました。会員制度で頒布されたこの500部限定の木版画集は、1944年まで各回12点、6期に分けて断続的に刊行され、麥風は水族館では飽き足らず、和歌浦沖で潜水艇に乗り、魚の生態を観察し、細部にまでこだわった作品を作り上げました。