楳嶺花鳥画譜 桜・鴎(収載資料名:あづまにしきゑ)
A Japanese woodblock print from 1883 by the artist Baiyō (楳嶺), published by Ōkura Magobei, part of a flower-and-bird picture album (ehon) meant for viewers who enjoyed painting and decorative natural subjects. The print shows cherry blossoms in bloom, with the picture's mood set by pale washes and fine linework. A designer might take its airy composition, with a branch of pink-white blossoms arching across the top and the birds placed low, as a model for balanced asymmetrical layouts and soft seasonal palettes.
