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田口米舫 編 · 1921 · 至敬堂 · 20 pictures

A 1921 Japanese-published picture book of hanging scroll paintings by the Chinese artist Wu Changshuo, compiled by Taguchi Beibou and issued by Shikeidō as a collection of his calligraphy and painting. The pictures are tall, narrow ink studies on paper with calligraphic inscriptions in the margins, showing branching plants, leaves, rocks and a perched bird in bold dark brushwork against pale ground, offering a designer strong silhouettes and expressive negative space.

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