絵本藤の縁
This is an 18th-century Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) from 1751, compiled by Hōshūshi and illustrated by Hasegawa Mitsunobu of the Shōsuiken studio, published by Hishiya Jihei and a partner in Edo for a general reading public. Its woodblock-printed pages show courtly figures in elegant robes set among verandas, screens and calligraphic text panels, with the brushed verse interleaved with the scenes. A designer might take from them the clean, economical linework, the patterned kimono textiles with repeated floral and fan motifs, and the way text and image share the page.
