Sunday 1 March 2020

Shunman and Butterflies

#Shunman #japaneseprints #butterflies

SHUNMAN AND BUTTERFLIES

I've shared this one before but a long while ago. let's take another look at it together!

This is a print design by Shunman an very under valued artist. He's not as well known as Utamaro Hiroshige Hokusai or others but he covered a variety of themes in his work which have a certain quiet excellence.


Things I've noticed about Shunman designs.

Balanced layouts. Use of white space. Tones which give the colorist something to work with.
We have no surviving watercolors that I know of by this artist but the excellent of the coloring suggests he either made careful notes or showed the printer his color sketches.
Note that the arrangement distributes the colors to aid both the composition and probably make it easier for the printer to apply colors. Remember with this form of printing the black ink comes first and colors are separate blocks! Finally note how the gradient suggests the curve of the wings!

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