Camellia and Plum Blossoms
by Kitagami Seigyu (1891 - 1970)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Ross Walker Collection (Ohmi Gallery)

	Artist:	Kitagami Seigyu (1891 - 1970) — 北上聖牛
	Title:	Camellia and Plum Blossoms
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1930-1960
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Self
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Self
	Medium (first edition):	Scroll/Makuri roll
	Medium (this edition):	Scroll/Makuri roll
	Format (first edition):	Long scroll
	Format (this edition):	Long scroll
	DB artwork code:	47837
	Notes (first edition)?:	Beautiful late winter scene of Ume (plum blossoms) and camellia. Complete with artist signed, sealed, and titled wooden scroll box. From the series of three scrolls "Three Aspects of Spring". See here for the full set. Note that one scroll is actually longer than the other two.
	Notes (this edition)?:
	Artist Bio:	Kitagami Seigyû was born on Hokkaidô. In 1913 he went to Kyoto and entered the studio of Takeuchi Seihô (1864-1942). In 1916 he won a prize at the 10th Bunten, and he also won prizes at the Teiten and at other exhibitions. In the later part of his career he also had solo exhibitions. His main themes were kachôga (flower-and-bird paintings) and landscapes. 略歴： 師・竹内栖鳳 明治24年北海道函館生れ。 本名利一郎。別号北山・池龍・利一　 叔父は日本画家北上峻山。 文展・帝展に入選多数。 昭和45年79才没。