Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 1 to 15 of Hokusai Sketchbooks (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, shohen - jugohen)
A Japanese woodblock sketchbook by Katsushika Hokusai, published in Nagoya in 1848 by Eirakuya Tōshirō, collecting studies of animals, landscapes, and figures for an audience of artists and craftsmen. Its double-page spreads show monochrome line drawings of mountain paths, a waterfall with a figure, a mythical lion-dog beneath a swirling cloud, and goats and boars in fields, with sparse shading and clean outlines a designer could borrow for sketchy linework or animal motifs.
