Natsu (Rinpa Florals) Midi Unlined Hardback Journal (Wrap Closure)

This 18th-century Japanese paper screen by artist Watanabe Shiko, painted in the Rinpa style, features intricate details of spring and summer flowers, believed to follow the ancient Japanese language of flowers called Hanakotoba. The design is from the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Publisher: Paperblanks

These exquisite details of spring and summer flowers are from an 18th-century Japanese paper screen by artist Watanabe Shiko (1683–1755), who painted in the Rinpa style (and was reputedly a ronin!). Rinpa is a renowned historical school of Japanese painting, established in 17th-century Kyoto, whose artists were known for working in a range of formats, notably screens, fans, hanging scrolls, and kimono textiles. The design on our cover features a section of a screen with various types of blooms, often believed to follow the ancient Japanese language of flowers, called Hanakotoba. We are honored to have the use of this original work from the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford.

These exquisite details of spring and summer flowers are from an 18th-century Japanese paper screen by artist Watanabe Shiko (1683–1755), who painted in the Rinpa style (and was reputedly a ronin!). Rinpa is a renowned historical school of Japanese painting, established in 17th-century Kyoto, whose artists were known for working in a range of formats, notably screens, fans, hanging scrolls, and kimono textiles. The design on our cover features a section of a screen with various types of blooms, often believed to follow the ancient Japanese language of flowers, called Hanakotoba. We are honored to have the use of this original work from the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford.

Weight: 322g
Dimension: 226 x 153 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781439796108