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楳嶺花鳥画譜 草綿・真鶴(収載資料名:あづまにしきゑ)

楳嶺 · 1883 · 1 picture

A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock print from a flower-and-bird picture book (ehon) by the artist Baiyō-style painter Bairei, dated 1883 and made for a general reading public. The page shows two grey cranes beside yellow hibiscus-like flowers and green leaves, with a pale lake shore and hills behind, framed by a patterned border. A designer could draw on its restrained tonal palette, the balance of tall bird against sprawling foliage, and the decorative frame with its calligraphic cartouche.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library