絵本金花談 巻之２
This is an Edo-period Japanese picture book (ehon), volume 2 of Ehon Kinka-dan, illustrated by Hayami Shungyosai and published in Japan by Maekawa Genshichirō. The woodblock-printed pages show scenes of domestic interiors, gatherings and everyday life drawn in fine black line with captions in cartouches. A designer could take from them the compact figure poses, the layered floor-plan perspective of wooden verandas and rooms, and the economical use of spare line to describe architecture and crowds.
