Illustrated Journal of Japanese History no. 1-10 (Nihon Rekishi Gaho) : [volume 6]
This is a volume of the Illustrated Journal of Japanese History, issued in Tokyo in 1892 by Ōkura Shoten, with pictures by Matsumoto Fūko (1840-1923) aimed at general readers interested in the national past. The pages are monochrome ink-and-wash woodblock-style scenes of historical Japanese life, with delicate brushlines, open white space and small red seal marks. A designer might take from them the economy of sparse grass strokes, quiet negative space and the use of a single red accent against grey.
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