Album [of works] by the master Koiso Zensetsusō (complete) (Koiso Zensentsusō sensei gajō-kan)

Koiso Zensetsusō, 1832-1902 · 4 pictures

This is an album of ink-wash paintings by the Japanese artist Koiso Zensetsusō (1832-1902), issued as a complete set of sketches for admirers of his work. The pictures are loose brush studies in grey ink on warm paper: a close view of a fish's eye and scaled body, a dark-backed bird with a raised crest, and a chrysanthemum with a small insect. A designer could take the economical brushwork, soft ink gradations and generous empty paper as models for minimal natural subjects.

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