Brocade Prints of the Thirty-six Poetesses (Nishiki zuri onna sanjūrokkasen 錦摺女三十六歌仙)
A brocade-printed Japanese woodblock album from Edo, made in 1801 by the artist Hosoda Eishi and published by Nishimuraya Yohachi and Eijudō for a collector's audience. Each leaf pairs a full-length image of a court poetess in patterned robes with a calligraphic waka poem panel on the facing page. For designers, the pictures show layered kimono patterns, textured brocade-like surfaces, and the balance of figure and handwritten text on a plain ground.
