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Guide to Chinese Painting (Kanga shinan nihen 漢画指南二編), Second Series : [volume 3]

Kawamura, Bunpō, 1779-1821 · 1810 · Kyoto : Hishiya Magobei 菱屋孫兵衛 · 26 pictures

A Japanese woodblock instruction manual for Chinese-style painting, compiled by Kawamura Bunpō and printed in Kyoto in 1810 by Hishiya Magobei. It was made for artists and students learning to draw everyday figures. The pages show Chinese laborers, vendors and travelers in small, sketch-like groups set against faint washes of background, so a designer could take from them a clear model for drawing working figures in simple ink line with minimal shading.

Painting, Chinese · Kawamura, Bunpō, 1779-1821

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