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貝石画譜

耕雲堂灌圃 編 · 66 pictures

A Japanese ehon picture book of shell and stone specimens, compiled by Kōunsō Kanpo and printed in woodblock with brief handwritten Japanese labels beside each figure. The pictures are dark-inked, shaded woodcut studies of single shells and rocks, shown as objects in isolation against plain paper, offering a designer a model for botanical-style specimen plates and close tonal hatching.

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