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安藤広重 画 · 1894 · 博文館 · 48 pictures

A Meiji-era reprint of Hiroshige's Japanese picture book, issued in 1894 by Hakubunkan, showing stylised plants, waves and water motifs for a general readership of artists and craftsmen. The pictures are simple black line sketches with small kanji captions, showing wave crests, floating leaves and water plants, with loose, economical contours a designer could adapt for pattern or decorative borders.

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