The drawing manual: The Evergreens (Ehon Tokiwagusa 絵本常盤草) : [volumes 2-3]

Nishikawa, Sukenobu, 1671-1751 · 1731 · Osaka : Morita Shōtarō · 12 pictures

A Japanese woodblock picture book by Nishikawa Sukenobu, published in Osaka in 1731 by Morita Shōtarō, offering drawing models for artists and general readers. Its pages show elegant court and townswomen in interiors, with a standing woman under a parasol in rain, attendants with a samisen, and a figure kneeling by folded robes. A designer might take from them the economical linework, the flowing kimono patterns, and the way architecture, screens and garden views frame figures on a horizontal spread.

Women in art -- Japan -- Pictorial works · Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1600-1868 -- Pictorial works

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