Picture Book of the Evergreens (Ehon tokiwagusa)
Picture Book of the Evergreens (Ehon tokiwagusa) is an illustrated woodblock book by Nishikawa Sukenobu, published in Osaka in 1731 by Morita Shōtarō for a general reading public. Its double-page spreads show elegant court women in interiors, gardens, and seasonal settings, rendered in fine black line with patterned robes. A designer might take from them the economical outline drawing, the richly patterned textiles, and the use of architectural framing to structure a composition.
