読画帖 1輯
A 1913 Japanese picture album titled 読画帖 1輯, compiled by 神木鴎津 and published by 画断社, presenting reproductions of ink paintings for a general art-appreciating readership. The four pictures are monochrome photographic reproductions of brush paintings: a leafless tree on a rock with a small tool, sweeping orchid leaves in ink, and a pine on a crag beside a hanging insect. Their loose wash and spare brushwork suggest a designer could borrow gestural line, negative space and asymmetric composition.
