Kōno Bairei
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Kōno.
Kōno Bairei (幸野 楳嶺, March 3, 1844 – February 20, 1895) was a Japanese painter, book illustrator, and art teacher.[1] He was born (as Yasuda Bairei) and lived in Kyoto.[2] He was a member of the broad Maruyama-Shijo school and was a master of kacho-e painting (depictions of birds and flowers) in the Meiji period of Japan.[3]