Illustrated Book of Outings in Edo (Ehon Azuma asobi) : [volume 1]
An 1802 Edo woodblock picture book of outings by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), published in Edo by Tsutaya Jūzaburō for a general readership interested in urban leisure. Its pages are wide, printed in soft grey ink with pink and green washes, and show panoramic landscapes with tiny figures strolling, travelling, and gathering, so a designer might borrow the layered, cloud-banded compositions and the way crowds are scattered across distant ground.
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