The Scales of the Carp (Koi no uroko 鯉の鱗), Illustrations of Poets
A Japanese woodblock-printed book of 1815 by Arisaka Hokuba (1771-1844), illustrating classical poets seated in pairs across double-page spreads, with each figure paired with a column of calligraphic verse. The pictures show restrained ink-line figures in robes on pale paper, offering a designer clean seated poses, layered kimono folds, and the interplay of hand-lettered text beside figures.
