UNKNOWN ARTIST Thirteen Japanese bird studies, Kachōga Edo Period, dated Bunsei yonen kanotomi nigatsu nijuichinichi , the equivalent of 21 st day of the second month of Bunsie era, 1821 Ink and colour on paper, mounted Including thirteen realistic illustrations of various species of birds and fowl including mallard ( magamo ), coot ( oban ), smew (mikoaisa ), Korean yellow duck, rock ptarmigan ( raicho ), each inscribed various sizes from 20.5cm high - 41.5cm wide (13) Provenance : collection of Cyril and Shirley Fry, fabled dealers in watercolours and drawings for more than thirty years.