Shukuzu-jō (縮図帖) (sketchbook of miniatures) Meiji 27 -1894Shukuzu j () (sketchbook of miniatures) Meiji 27 1894 birds, flowers and lanscapes sketches Ink & pigment on paper, ca 21x28 cm The painting style uses soft ink washes and "boneless" (mokkotsu) techniques, where forms are created through color and shading rather than sharp outlines. The thatched roof huts nestled in the dense, misty foliage are classic motifs of the Nanga school, which celebrated the lifestyle of the scholarly recluse. This album

in his own way

There are no seals

a nanga (chinese-style) set/ landscapes

jp/heritages/detail/76326 ] reprinted by Suzuki Takeo in Showa 36 - 1961

Author (illustrator) (著者 chosaku-sha): Shimomura Tamahiro (下村玉廣)

185 x 54 cm

In 1912 he helped set up the Taisho Art Society devoted to the encouragement of child artists and in 1915 the Osaka Art Society

Museum-quality color fidelity

political figures and warriors

half of them are standard kakejiku scroll sizes (around 90x40cm)

which is a comprehensive history of Japanese military campaigns from the ancient period to the early Edo period

This impression from ca 1960-70