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明黄鳳池輯 · 1710 · 中川茂兵衞刊 · 45 pictures

A Japanese ehon picture book published in 1710 by Nakagawa Mohei, compiled by the Ming painter Huang Fengchi and made for painters and craftsmen to copy. The pages show flowering branches, bamboo and small perched birds drawn in fine black outline on paper with faint calligraphy behind, giving a designer a clear model for botanical and bird motifs with simple linework and open negative space.

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