Prosperity of the Family (Ehon sakae gusa) : [volume 1]

Katsukawa, Shunchō, active 1783-1821 · 1790 · Edo : Izumiya Ichibei, 和泉屋市兵衛 · 9 pictures

An 1790 Edo woodblock picture book by Katsukawa Shunchō, published by Izumiya Ichibei, showing domestic life in Japan for a general readership. The pictures depict interiors with seated figures in patterned robes, sliding paper screens, and everyday activities such as conversation, tea, and handling household goods. A designer could take from them the flat colour fields, outlined figures, and patterned textiles and screens of late eighteenth-century Japanese print design.

Families -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs

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