Sugakudo Nakayama

Biography:

Nakayama Sugakudo was a mid-19th century ukiyo-e artist from Japan. He was a student of Hiroshige and is best known for his kacho-e (bird-and-flower prints), particularly for his series 'Exact Reproductions of Forty-Eight Birds' (1858) and 'Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons' (1861). These designs are acclaimed for their realistic rendering of the natural world, as well as their delicacy of color, fine embossing, and high technical quality.