絵本忍婦草 3巻
An 1750 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) in three volumes, illustrated by Nishikawa Sukenobu and published by Hishiya Jihei, made for a general readership of townspeople. Its woodblock pictures show courtly and domestic scenes with figures in patterned robes set against architecture, verandas and blossoming trees, with short lines of calligraphic text above. A designer could take from them the economical ink line, the layered perspective of rooflines and floorboards, and the patterned kimono textiles.
