Sō Shiseki Picture Album (Sō Shiseki gafu) : [volume 2]

Sō, Shiseki, 1715?-1786 · 1765 · Edo: Suharaya Shirōuemon 須原屋四郎右衛門, Suharaya Mohei 須原屋茂兵衛 · 12 pictures

Sō Shiseki Picture Album, volume 2, is a Japanese woodblock-printed album of painted subjects by Sō Shiseki, published in Edo in 1765 by the Suharaya firm for a general readership of artists and collectors. Its double-page spreads show plants, birds and landscapes in sparse black ink line on pale paper, with blank margins and little shading. A designer could draw on the economical contour line, the loose clustering of branches and blossoms, and the generous unprinted space around each motif.

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