葛飾真草画譜
A Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Ichikawa Raijirō and published by Matsumura Magokichi in 1890, offering a collection of woodblock-style illustrations of Japanese subjects. The pictures are black-and-white reproductions of pen-and-ink scenes with heavy ink masses, dramatic cloud and shadow areas, and patterned kimono textures, useful to a designer seeking bold figure silhouettes, patterned costume, and high-contrast compositions.
