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Moon of the Festival of the Dead (Bon no tsuki)

Kitoku · 1830 · 1 picture

A Japanese woodblock picture book from 1830 by the artist Kitoku, printed in Edo-period style. Its double-page spread shows everyday townspeople in kimono and gives a designer a clear model for simple linear figure drawing, with soft flat colour washes and sparse background detail used to suggest interiors.

Kitoku

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