Sketchbook of One Hundred Women (Manga hyakujo)
Sketchbook of One Hundred Women (Manga hyakujo) is a Japanese woodblock-printed picture book by Aikawa Minwa, published in Kyoto in 1814 by Yoshidaya Shinbei and others, aimed at general readers and artists. Its double-page spreads show everyday domestic scenes of women and children in interiors and gardens, drawn in spare black ink lines with light grey wash and sliding screens, offering a designer simple layouts, economical linework, and unfussy figure poses.
