Picture Book of the Pleasures of the East (Ehon azuma asobi 画本東都遊) : [volume 1]
A Japanese woodblock picture book in two volumes, issued in Edo in 1802 by Katsushika Hokusai for general readers interested in the city's sights and pleasures. Its pages show townspeople and landscapes in open, panoramic views drawn with clear outlines and soft colour washes, and a designer might borrow the high vantage point and the crowded, layered street scenes.
![Picture 1 of 2 from Picture Book of the Pleasures of the East (Ehon azuma asobi 画本東都遊) : [volume 1] (1802), leaf 4](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_13235-4-1.webp)
![Picture 2 of 2 from Picture Book of the Pleasures of the East (Ehon azuma asobi 画本東都遊) : [volume 1] (1802), leaf 5](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_13235-5-1.webp)