An Illustrated New Edition of Suikoden (The Water Margin) (Shinpen suiko gaden 新編水滸画伝)
An illustrated edition of the Chinese novel Suikoden (The Water Margin), published in Edo, Japan, in 1805 by Mankyudo and Hanabusa Heikichi, with woodblock pictures attributed to Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) for a general reading public. The double-page spreads show scenes of crowded action in courtyards, gardens and riverside landscapes, drawn in fine black outline with little shading, so a designer can borrow its compositional framing, dynamic groupings of figures and lively line work.
