Admire exquisite birds from an eminent Edo-period nature field
guide.
As a sequel to "Flowers of Edo", we are pleased to present "Birds of
Edo". Of all the illustrated encyclopedias of flora and fauna from the
Edo period, "Baien-Kinpu" which was compiled by Baien Mouri, a samurai
and a scholar of herbal medicine, was said to be most outstanding nature
field guide in terms of its realistic depiction and its beautiful and
sensitive brushwork. We have carefully selected 86 images from
"Baien-Kinpu", supplemented with explanatory text on the origins of each
bird's Japanese name, classification and scientific name, along with
information on Japanese literature in which these birds appear. The
lively and radiant birds beloved by the people in the Edo period, now
return to life in the Reiwa era! As in the previous book, this title is
designed in landscape format, enabling the illustrations to be clearly
seen in a single page. Art direction is by Kazuhiko Tajima, who designed
our bestselling title Bonsai (9784756248299).