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美術工芸画譜

1893 · 金盛堂 · 42 pictures

A Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published in 1893 by Kinseidō, with woodblock-style pages of flowers, birds, warriors and figures, likely made for artists and craftsmen studying design motifs. The pages show black-and-white line drawings in framed roundels and rectangular panels, with stylised flowers, a cranes-and-birds study, and a dramatic armoured fighter; a designer could draw on their compact framing, clean outlines and dense ink patterning.

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