Illustrated "Anthology of Tang-Dynasty Poems" in Five-Syllable Lines (Tōshisen ehon gogon ritsu hairitsu 画本唐詩選五言律排律)
A Japanese woodblock-printed book issued in Edo in 1836 by the publisher Kobayashi Shinbei, illustrated by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) for a readership of poetry-minded townspeople. Each spread pairs columns of classical Chinese verse in Japanese-style script with a black-and-white ink illustration. The pictures show figures in courtyards, mountain landscapes, and a dramatic image of a bearded sage on a rock, drawn in fine, economical line with stippled rock and cloud textures a designer could borrow for tonal ink-wash effects.
