繪本時丗粧 上之巻
An illustrated picture book (ehon) printed in Japan in 1802 by the Kansendō publisher, made by the woodblock artist Utagawa Toyokuni I for a general readership interested in contemporary fashion and women's life. The pictures show women in elegant kimono and hairstyles in interiors, gardens and street scenes, drawn in fine outlines with flat, layered colour and soft yellow grounds, giving designers a clear reference for period costume patterns, hair ornaments and interior arrangements.
