The Quick Pictorial Dictionary (Ehon hayabiki 画本早引) : [volume 2]

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 · 1819 · Edo: Kakumaruya Jinsuke 角丸屋甚助 · 26 pictures

A Japanese woodblock-printed picture dictionary from Edo, published in 1819 by Kakumaruya Jinsuke and compiled by Katsushika Hokusai, offered as a quick reference for readers wanting to look up figures, actions and objects. Its double-page spreads are sketched in fine black line with small kana labels beside each figure, so a designer can borrow gesture, costume and posture directly from the layouts.

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