絵本徒然草 : 祐信画鑑 下
This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) illustrated by Nishikawa Sukenobu and published in 1900 by Kobundo Funai Seitaro, reproducing Edo-period scenes from the classic essays of Tsurezuregusa. The pages are double-spread compositions with handwritten Japanese text in columns beside the figures. A designer might take from them the spare, open layouts, where interiors are framed by sliding screens, verandas and pine branches, and the elegant patterned kimono drawing.
