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明黄鳳池輯 · 1710 · 中川茂兵衞刊 · 103 pictures

A Japanese woodblock picture manual (ehon) compiled by Huang Fengchi of the Ming dynasty and published in Japan in 1710 by Nakagawa Mohei, intended as a model book for painters and students. Its pages show plum blossom branches, gnarled trunks, and bamboo sprigs drawn in dark ink with pale green or grey wash, sketched in simple outlines that a designer could adapt for botanical motifs, textile borders, or minimal line work.

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