椿山画譜 １
A Japanese picture book (ehon) of plant studies published by Yoshikawa Hanshichi in 1900, with paintings attributed to Chinzan. The four pictures show ink-brush sprigs of leaves and flowers, some in dense dark wash and others in light outline, with carved seal stamps and calligraphy in the margins. A designer could take the economy of sparse branches, the contrast between solid silhouette and linework, and the open white ground.
