五斗兵衛盛次(収載資料名:豊国画帖)
A woodblock print from 1860 by Toyokuni, published by Tsujiokaya, in the Japanese picture book tradition for a general audience of collectors and readers. The picture shows a bald-headed man in a green patterned kimono with a red lacquered helmet-like headdress behind him, resting his cheek on a hand with a gold-tipped pipe tucked into his hair, against a pink and cream patterned background with a fan motif. A designer might take its flat colour blocks, bold outlines and strong pose from this print for a graphic composition.
