Collection of Flower Brocades (Kinkashū)
Collection of Flower Brocades (Kinkashū) is a Japanese woodblock-printed book made in 1858 by Utagawa Yoshitora, active 1850-1870, for a general readership. Its double-page spreads pair landscape views with columns of calligraphic verse set in open paper margins, with ink-and-colour washes of mountains, sails, rooftops and travellers. A designer might draw on its restrained layouts, wide negative space and the way text and image share a page.
