Book of Humorous Poems "Hundred Thousand Birds" (Kyōka momochidori 狂歌百千鳥)
Kyōka momochidori (Hundred Thousand Birds) is a 1830 Japanese book of comic waka verse by Yanagawa Shigenobu (1787-1832), printed for a general readership of poetry lovers in Edo. Its double-page spreads pair women in kimono and hairpins with short poems set in columns of text. The figures are drawn in flat colour with patterned robes, striped and checked fabrics, and simple interior props, offering a designer clear models for graphic textile patterning, figure silhouettes and vertical text layouts.
