Kyosai gafu 狂斎画譜
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
A woodblock-printed picture book collecting Kyosai's sketches and studies under the title "Kyosai gafu" — an artist's album in the tradition established by Hokusai and Hiroshige. The gafu format allowed artists to present a curated selection of their best work in a format suitable for both connoisseurs and general readers, and Kyosai's version would showcase his extraordinary range: from delicate botanical studies to fierce warrior portraits to demonic fantasies rendered with the same technical mastery.
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1863
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kyosai gafu 狂斎画譜 was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Kyosai gafu 狂斎画譜 depicts figures and calligraphy.