Illustrated Poem Book (Katsura kasane かつらかさね) : [volume 2]
This is a Japanese illustrated poem book, volume 2 of Katsura kasane, published in Osaka in 1803 by Shioya Chubei and attributed to Matsuya Nichosai, aimed at readers of kyoka verse and popular humour. Its double-page spreads pair small ink line drawings of everyday townspeople and domestic scenes with handwritten poems set in the open white ground, giving a designer a spare, economical model for combining figure drawing with calligraphic text in negative space.
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