Bijutsukai Pl.203
1901
Imagine flipping through a 1901 art magazine called Bijutsukai and finding this treasure trove of design ideas by Furuya Kōrin. As a painter in the Rinpa tradition, he loved bold decoration, and here he lays out a sampler of motifs—chunky green clouds, geometric flowers, and swirling vines—that look ready to be woven into a kimono or painted on a lacquer box. It’s a beautiful example of how Japanese artists stylized nature into graphic patterns, keeping traditional crafts alive even as the modern world rushed in.
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