Ficke, Arthur Davison, 1883-1945 · London : T.F. Unwin · leaf 232
was unable to content himself withthe flawless grace of line that Harunobu and Bunchohad mastered. Either from the powerful and massive ibrush-strokes of Moronobu or from the even moreexpressive brushwork of Shigemasa, he derived astyle that is one of his chief glories. No use of linewas ever more… … 227 THIRD PERIOD: KITONAGA 229 to the will of the mind behind it. So individual isKiyonagas touch that it would be possible for anexpert to attribute to him a print of which only onesquare inch survived. It is characteristic of Kiyonagas style that he didnot confine himself to the small square…
Color prints, Japanese
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