Picture Album of Various Birds (Shūchō gafu 聚鳥畫譜)
Picture Album of Various Birds (Shūchō gafu) is a Japanese illustrated album of birds and plants made by Numata Kashū and published in Japan in 1885, presented as a pictorial reference collection. Its double-page spreads show birds perched on branches, flowers, and leaves in pale ink and light colour washes. A designer could take from them the economical brushwork, open negative space, and the way a single bird is set against a sparse branch or blossom.
