Ideas for Various Things of the Seasons (Shiki Tsukurimono shukō no tane 四季造物趣向種) : [volume 2]

Matsukawa, Hanzan, 1818-1882 · 1837 · Osaka: Kawachiya Tasuke 河内屋太助; Edo: Yamashiroya Sahei 山城屋佐兵衛 and others. (Nagoya: Eirakuya Tōshiro, Kyoto, Himeji, Kōriyama) · 9 pictures

A Japanese woodblock picture book of 1837, published in Osaka and Edo by Matsukawa Hanzan, offering craft and design ideas for seasonal objects and decorations. Its pages show a mix of woodblock-printed motifs such as armour, textiles, lanterns, and folk figures, drawn in fine black line with annotated captions in Japanese; a designer might draw on its compact, economical linework and its habit of arranging several small objects across a double page as a model for layout and pattern.

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