Collection P. Barboutau : Peintures-estampes & Objets d'Art du Japon dont la vente aura lieu le 3 juin et jours suivants, a l'Hotel Drouot, Salle N8
This is a 1904 Paris auction catalogue from the Hôtel Drouot, listing Japanese paintings, prints and art objects from the collection of P. Barboutau for sale on 3 June. The plates show ink and colour paintings on screens, hanging scrolls and album leaves, with birds, figures, flowering branches and landscapes. A designer could draw on their restrained monochrome brushwork, sparse composition and blossom and bird motifs.
