Kyosai gafu 狂斎画譜
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
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.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
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.
