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北斎模様画譜

葛飾北斎 画 · 1884 · 探古堂 · 42 pictures

A Meiji-era reprint of Katsushika Hokusai's pattern book, published in 1884 by Tankodo in Japan, offering craftspeople and designers a catalogue of geometric motifs. Its pictures are circular panels of woven lattices, interlocking curves, fret-like spirals and cross shapes, drawn in clean black line with brief Japanese annotations beside each design, suggesting repeat-pattern and textile structures a designer could adapt.

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