Picture Book on the Use of Coloring, first volume (Ehon saishikitsū shohen)
Picture Book on the Use of Coloring, first volume, is a Japanese woodblock picture book by Katsushika Hokusai, published in Edo in 1848 by Yamaguchiya Tōbei for readers wanting plant and animal references for pigment work. Its double-page spreads pair precise ink line drawings of plants, birds, and objects with columns of Japanese text naming the colours they yield. A designer could take from them the economy of contour line, the botanical clarity of single stems and leaves set on bare paper, and the way text and image share a page as a layout model.
