Kyosen’s Collected Illustrations of Japanese Toys : [volume 2]
A 1919 Osaka volume of colour plates by Kawasaki Kyosen (1877-1942), published by the Omochae Hanga Kai society, recording traditional Japanese toys for collectors and general readers. The painted plates show figures and objects in flat, saturated colour with bold outlines and simple, decorative patterning, offering a designer a model for handmade folk graphics: limited palettes of red, blue and cream, and stylised motifs such as kimono stripes, lacquer-like fills and cut-out silhouettes.
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