Paul Jacoulet, "Birds of Paradise: Menado, Celebes"

An exquisite portrait of a woman from Celebes (Sulawesi) in local dress observing two birds of paradise perched on a tree trunk. A very early impression from the first edition of a rare and popular design by Jacoulet. The colors in the later editions are brighter and less nuanced than the example seen here. 

Date: 1937
Size: Dai-oban (Image size approx. 12" x 15.5")
Edition 5/150 (from first edition)
Condition: Fine color and condition
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Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) was French printmaker who spent most of his life in Japan producing woodblock prints of his travels in the South Seas, Korea, Manchuria, and Japan.