絵本呉越軍談
An 1888 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published by Kakusei-sha, written by Ikeda Tōri, retelling a historical military tale of the Wu and Yue kingdoms in ink line woodblock style. The four pictures show courtly figures in robes seated or standing in gardens, pavilions and bamboo groves, with dense hatching on clothing and sparse ground detail, offering a designer clear models for classical East Asian costume, architecture and the compositional use of empty space around figures.
