絵本千代見草
Eshon picture book titled Chiyo Mikusa, illustrated by Nishikawa Sukenobu and published in Japan in 1741 by Mōritaya Shōtarō, aimed at a general readership of women and urban townspeople. The pictures show elegantly dressed women in interiors and verandas, with patterned kimono, folding screens, and hanging lanterns, drawn in fine ink line with light grey tone; a designer might borrow their dense textile patterning, layered compositions, and calligraphic inscriptions beside the figures.
