Kōno Bairei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kōno Bairei

Japanese artist

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1844

Place of Birth: Kyoto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1895

Profession: illustrator, Japanese-style painter, ukiyo-e artist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kono Bairei (?? ??, March 3, 1844 – February 20, 1895) was a Japanese painter, book illustrator, and art teacher.
He was born (as Yasuda Bairei) and lived in Kyoto.
He was a member of the Ukiyo-e school and was a master of kacho-e painting (depictions of birds and flowers) in the Meiji period of Japan.In 1852, he went to study with the Maruyama-school painter, Nakajima Raisho (1796–1871).
After Raisho's death, Bairei studied with the Shijo-school master Shiokawa Bunrin (1808–77).His work included flower prints, bird prints , and landscapes, with a touch of western realism.
Bairei's Album of One Hundred Birds was published in 1881. He opened an art school in 1880 and his students included Takeuchi Seiho, Kawai Gyokudo, and Uemura Shoen.