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楳嶺花鳥画譜 桜・鴎(収載資料名:あづまにしきゑ)

楳嶺 · 1883 · 大倉孫兵衛 · 1 picture

A Japanese woodblock print from 1883 by the artist Baiyō (楳嶺), published by Ōkura Magobei, part of a flower-and-bird picture album (ehon) meant for viewers who enjoyed painting and decorative natural subjects. The print shows cherry blossoms in bloom, with the picture's mood set by pale washes and fine linework. A designer might take its airy composition, with a branch of pink-white blossoms arching across the top and the birds placed low, as a model for balanced asymmetrical layouts and soft seasonal palettes.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library