Bairei hyakucho gafu. Ten Pl.34 by Kono Bairei Painting-Modern a psychological portrait that withholds

a psychological portrait that withholds as much as it reveals

the sharp edges and layered colour fields of Kandinsky's composition are rendered with full precision on matte fine art paper

its slopes sweeping from the lower left in a bold diagonal that fills almost the entire picture plane

Each specimen is rendered with the meticulous line control of a trained naturalist

Bairei hyakucho gafu. Ten Pl.34 by Kono Bairei Painting-Modern a psychological portrait that withholdsPlate 34 stands apart in the Hundred Birds album for the density of its composition: branch work occupies more of the frame than usual, and the bird is partially obscured by foliage, its form revealed in sections rather than fully exposed. This layering introduces a sense of depth unusual for the series, the subject inhabiting its environment rather than floating before it. Bairei's ink modulation manages the added complexity without losing the