World of Fine Arts (Bijutsu Sekai) : [volume 12]

Watanabe, Seitei, 1851-1918 · 1891 · Tokyo : Shun’yōdō 春陽堂 · 9 pictures

A Meiji-period Japanese picture book, World of Fine Arts volume 12, printed in Tokyo in 1891 by the publisher Shun'yōdō and made by the painter Watanabe Seitei. It collects ink-brush drawings meant for artists and students of painting. The pictures show a hawk diving over rough water in pale ink wash, two seated and standing Buddhist-style figures in monochrome line, a perched hawk drawn in bold dry brushwork, and a close view of a figure's kimono with a small crest. A designer could take loose sumi brushwork, economical wash, and the balance of empty paper against dark accent strokes.

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