On the laws of Japanese painting : an introduction to the study of the art of Japan
A 1911 study of Japanese painting by Henry P. Bowie, published in San Francisco by P. Elder and Company, written as an introduction for readers wanting to understand the principles behind Japanese art. The plates show ink studies of plum branches, chrysanthemums, hanging scroll and screen-style panels, and sketched figures in robes, reproduced as plain monochrome plates on cream paper. A designer could take from them the economy of brush line, the asymmetric placement of a single branch or bloom within a framed field, and the restraint of tonal wash.
