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Kōrin Picture Album (Kōrin gafu)

Nakamura, Hōchū, active 18th century-19th century · 1826 · 3 pictures

Kōrin Picture Album, a Japanese woodblock print book by Nakamura Hōchū, published in 1826 for a general audience of artists and admirers of the Kōrin school. The pictures are simple, unshaded sketches of flowers, a peony with a red seal, and a folk scene under a tree, printed in soft grey, yellow and pink on pale paper, with loose outlines and open space that a designer could borrow for minimal botanical layouts and naive figure drawing.

Nakamura, Hōchū, active 18th century-19th century

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