Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Tōto meisho ichiran) : [volume 2]
A Japanese woodblock picture book issued in Edo in 1800 by the publisher Tsutaya Jūzaburō and drawn by Katsushika Hokusai, guiding readers through famous sights of the city. Its double-page spreads show crowded streets, shrine precincts, festival processions, and shopfronts with poem captions set in the margins. A designer could draw on its dense crowd compositions, layered rooftops and awnings, and the tight integration of calligraphic text with scenic image.
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