The Mountains of Husband and Wife (Onyo imoseyama 阥阦妹背山)
A Japanese woodblock-printed book from 1810 by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), a illustrated edition of a theatrical story with mountain, river and garden views on facing pages. The pictures are black-and-white line engravings of landscapes, pavilions, and crowded outdoor scenes with figures in robes, and a designer might take their flowing water patterns, layered mountain outlines, and dense foliage as compositional models.
