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Mincho shiken

The first colord album in Japan. These books contain reproductions of famous flower paintings from Ming Dynasty China. The pictures were colored by three methods: woodblock printing, stenciling called Kappazuri, and brush painting.

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

明朝紫硯 巻上

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