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Unkashū

Furuya, Kōrin, 1875-1910 · 1903 · Kyōto-shi : Yamada Unsōdō · 9 pictures

Unkashū is a Japanese pattern book of cloud motifs compiled by Furuya Kōrin and published in Kyoto by Yamada Unsōdō in 1903, meant for artists and craftsmen seeking decorative designs. Its double-page spreads show rows of black-line cloud forms, from curling scrolls and swirling wisps to cumulus clusters and tree-like shapes, each drawn with clean, even outlines on plain paper that a designer could adapt as stylised motifs.

Design · Themes, motives · Decoration and ornament · Clouds in art

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