奈良絵本阿国歌舞伎 第2期
A 1921 facsimile reproduction of a Japanese illustrated picture book from the Nara ehon tradition, the second series of Okuni kabuki scenes, published by the Kisho Fukusei Kai for collectors of rare books. The four pictures are vertical panels in soft grey-green wash: a figure walking through blossoming trees, a stylised sea with waves and a small boat beneath cloud bands, a branch of white cherry blossom against a pale sky, and a moon over clouds beside a column of cursive calligraphy. A designer could draw on the flat tonal washes, the layered cloud bands, and the spare placement of blossom and calligraphy.
