楳嶺花鳥画譜 紫陽花・鶤鶏(収載資料名:あづまにしきゑ)
A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock picture book of flowers and birds, published in 1883 by Ōkura Magobei and made by the artist Baiyō (楳嶺). It was made for a general buyer who wanted ehon sketches of nature to copy or enjoy. The plate shows a rooster and hen beside blue hydrangeas, a thatched hut and water, drawn in fine outlines with flat, soft colour and open cream ground. A designer could take its restrained palette, the blue-and-green hydrangea clusters, and the calm, uncrowded composition with a small roof tucked into the corner.
