崋山画譜 二
A Japanese ehon picture book of 1911 published by Yoshikawa Kobunkan, reproducing the painting manuals of the artist Watanabe Kazan. Its pages show ink-brush studies of birds in flight, a crow perched on a branch, and flowering plants with leaves rendered in soft wash and dark accents. A designer could take from them the economy of brushed ink, the tonal gradation from pale wash to solid black, and the open, asymmetric placement of single motifs on the page.
