Itō Jakuchū published the original Genpo Yōka ("Jewel Flowers of the Immortal's Habitat") in 1768, using a technique called takuhanga, pressing dampened paper onto self-carved woodblocks and applying ink from the surface to leave recessed areas white, rendering the flowers, vegetables, and insects for which he was celebrated as a painter in striking monochrome images.
This is a modern reprint by Unsōdō, a Kyoto publisher founded in 1891 continuing a long tradition of fine woodblock printing.
Itō Jakuchū published the original Genpo Yōka ("Jewel Flowers of the Immortal's Habitat") in 1768, using a technique called takuhanga, pressing dampened paper onto self-carved woodblocks and applying ink from the surface to leave recessed areas white, rendering the flowers, vegetables, and insects for which he was celebrated as a painter in striking monochrome images.
This is a modern reprint by Unsōdō, a Kyoto publisher founded in 1891 continuing a long tradition of fine woodblock printing.
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Jakuchū gajō
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Other Editions:
Waseda University Library [Unsōdō reprint]
Metropolitan Museum of Art [Unsōdō reprint]
Gerhard Pulverer Collection, National Museum of Asian Art [Unsōdō reprint]
