Gathering of the Jewels (Tama hiroi) : [volume 1]

Nukina ,Kaioku, 1778-1863 · 1861 · Japan : [producer not identified] · 15 pictures

Gathering of the Jewels is a Japanese illustrated book, volume 1, compiled by Nukina Kaioku (1778-1863) and published in Japan in 1861. Its pages pair woodblock-style landscape prints of pavilions, pines and bridges with columns of handwritten Japanese text. A designer might take from them the economical ink line, the scattered blue and rust colour washes, and the way small architectural details sit inside open landscape.

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