Kōchō gafu
Kōchō gafu is a Japanese woodblock picture book by Ueda Kōchō, published in 1834 and held by the Smithsonian Libraries. Its pages show everyday scenes of people at work, travel and meals in a sketchy line style with light colour washes. A designer could draw on its loose, economical linework and sparing pale green and pink tints for quick figure studies or vintage Japanese motifs.
