絵本時津艸
An 1782 Japanese ehon picture book of plants, illustrated by Kitao Shigemasa and published by Tsuruya Kiemon in Edo for general readers and flower enthusiasts. Its woodblock-printed pages show botanical subjects in fine black line with light shading, each labelled with a kana or kanji name. A designer might borrow the economical linework, the loose clustering of leaves and blossoms across the page, and the handwritten-style labels set beside the drawings.
