絵本狂歌山満多山 第１冊
This Edo-period Japanese illustrated kyoka poetry book, published in 1801 by Tsutaya Juzaburo with pictures by Katsushika Hokusai and verses selected by Ōhara-tei Shujin, was made for a general urban readership of poetry and print enthusiasts. Its pictures show elegant women and travellers in layered kimono, pale washes of green, rust and ochre, and calligraphic verses set beside the figures, offering a designer loose, open compositions with generous empty ground and patterned textiles.
