Nangaku-Bunpō Highway Pictures (Nangaku Bunpō kaidō sōga 南岳文鳳街道雙畫)
A Japanese woodblock picture book by Kawamura Bunpō, printed in Kyoto and Osaka in 1811 by the publishers Yoshidaya Shinbei and Kawachiya Kihei, and issued for a general readership of travel and sketch enthusiasts. Its double-page spreads show travellers, rural figures and roadside scenes in fine ink line with minimal wash. A designer might take its economical line work, open negative space and loose figure gestures as a model for quiet, observational illustration.
