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楳嶺花鳥画譜 葛・鶉(収載資料名:あづまにしきゑ)

楳嶺 · 1883 · 大倉孫兵衛 · 1 picture

A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock print from 1883 by the artist Baiyō (楳嶺), published by Ōkura Magobei in Tokyo for a general readership of flower-and-bird picture albums. The sheet shows a pair of quail beside a kudzu vine with leaves and pink flowers, with a red cartouche of calligraphy at upper left. Its loose, lightly coloured naturalism and tight framing of plants and birds offer a designer ideas for botanical-style pattern, spot illustration, and layouts that place small birds against large leaves.

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