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Suiseki Picture Album (Suiseki gafu nihen), Second Series

Satō, Suiseki · 1820 · Osaka: Kawachiya Kisuke 河内屋嘉助 and Edo, Kyoto et al · 16 pictures

Suiseki Picture Album (Suiseki gafu nihen), Second Series is a Japanese woodblock picture album by Satō Suiseki, published in Osaka by Kawachiya Kisuke in 1820 and sold in Edo and Kyoto for general readers and artists. Its double-page spreads show plants, insects and birds in simple outline with flat colour washes, a sparse layout that suggests how a designer might use open space and botanical detail.

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