Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance (Ehon Sumidagawa ryōgan ichiran) : [volume 1]
A Japanese woodblock picture book printed in Osaka in 1801 by Maekawa Zenbei, made by Katsushika Hokusai for a general readership wanting views of the Sumida River. Its double-page panoramas show riverbanks, bridges and boats in long horizontal sweeps, with landscape and street scenes that suit designers studying wide-format composition and layered depth.
![Picture 1 of 5 from Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance (Ehon Sumidagawa ryōgan ichiran) : [volume 1] (1801), leaf 5](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_16090-5-1.webp)
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![Picture 3 of 5 from Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance (Ehon Sumidagawa ryōgan ichiran) : [volume 1] (1801), leaf 9](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_16090-9-1.webp)
![Picture 4 of 5 from Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance (Ehon Sumidagawa ryōgan ichiran) : [volume 1] (1801), leaf 10](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_16090-10-1.webp)
![Picture 5 of 5 from Panoramic Views of Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance (Ehon Sumidagawa ryōgan ichiran) : [volume 1] (1801), leaf 11](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_16090-11-1.webp)