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One Hundred Paintings by Kōrin (Kōrin hyakuzu) : [volume 4]

Sakai, Hōitsu, 1761-1828 · 1826 · Edo : Seiundō [Hanabusa Bunzō] · 17 pictures

Kōrin hyakuzu volume 4 is a Japanese woodblock picture book compiled by Sakai Hōitsu and published in Edo in 1826 by Seiundō, reproducing paintings by Ogata Kōrin for a general audience of artists and collectors. Its spreads show pared-down ink outlines of waves, rocks, irises, chrysanthemums, a rooster, cranes, Mount Fuji and small figures, arranged in framed panels with sparse grey wash. A designer might take its economical line, open negative space and cropped, panel-based layouts as models for simple graphic compositions.

Sakai, Hōitsu, 1761-1828

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