Illustrations of Japanese Painting Themes (Yamato-e zukushi 大和絵づくし)
An 1686 Kyoto woodblock book by the ukiyo-e artist Hishikawa Moronobu, published by Hattori Kyubei, presenting classical Japanese literary scenes for a general readership of the period. The pictures are black-and-white woodblock prints, with calligraphic text columns running above the images on each double-page spread. A designer could take from them the stylised figure poses, layered architecture drawn in flat outline, and the way pine trees and clouds frame each scene.
