一老画譜
A Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1823 and credited to Yashima Sadaoka, drawn in monochrome ink line with light grey wash for a general audience of readers and collectors. The pictures are quiet landscapes of mountains, pine-shaded villages, a footbridge over water and a fishing boat, with figures placed small in the scenery; a designer might take the economical line work, the wide empty spaces of paper left unpainted, and the way distant peaks recede behind layered foliage.
