Yōfu gajō
A Japanese painting album from 1895, published in Kyoto by Yamada Unsōdō, with no clear record of its intended readers. The single plate shows a snowy landscape in a soft ink-and-wash manner, with bare plum-like branches, a plank bridge over a stream, and a small thatched pavilion at right. A designer could take from it the quiet economy of negative space, the feathery branch silhouettes, and a muted beige and grey palette.
