絵本天満宮実伝記
An 1885 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) titled 絵本天満宮実伝記, compiled by Ban Genpei and published by Hōgyokudō, presumably for general readers of popular picture books. Its pictures are black-and-white woodcut-style prints of aristocrats in patterned robes inside wooden interiors with sliding screens, verandas, and garden views, with bold outlines and dense hatching. A designer might take from them the compositional habit of framing figures against architectural lines and the use of patterned textile surfaces rendered in pure line.
