絵本四季花 上
An 1801 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) by Kitagawa Utamaro, published by Izumiya Ichibee, aimed at a general readership of townspeople in Edo. The prints show elegantly dressed women and attendants in gardens, streets and interiors, drawn in soft colour with fine line and flat patterned fabrics, offering a designer examples of pared-back figure composition, kimono pattern design and muted seasonal palettes.
