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)
An 1836 Edo woodblock picture book published by Kobayashi Shinbei and illustrated by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), made as an illustrated edition of Tang-dynasty poetry for a general reading public. The open double-page spread shows ink-line landscapes of pavilions, a thatched house on a slope, willows, and a distant moon over water. A designer could take its economical contour linework, sparse hatching, and the way buildings are set into steep, receding terrain.
