占風園四時勝概画譜同四時絶句同四時和歌 [1]

長尾祐寿, 横田袋翁, 屋代弘賢, 市河世寧, 大窪行 · 13 pictures

A Japanese woodblock-printed picture book of the early nineteenth century by Nagao Sukehisa and others, presenting seasonal views of a garden and its pavilions with poems and waka verses. The four pictures show pine-fringed lakeshores, blossoming cherry trees, red maples, misty rain and a moonlit autumn lake, painted in soft washes with small green-lettered cartouches. A designer could draw on the pale layered atmosphere, the restrained seasonal palette, and the way landscape scenes are framed by text labels.

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