Poetry Contest by Various Artisans (Shokunin zukushi uta-awase 職人盡歌合)
A Japanese woodblock-printed book of 1744, a poetry contest (uta-awase) pairing verses with figures of artisans and tradespeople, with no named publisher recorded. Its pages set columns of kana-and-kanji verse on one side and small ink drawings of seated craftsmen with inscribed captions and poems on the other. A designer might take from it the economy of line, the spare placement of figures on blank paper, and the way short text labels sit beside small drawn characters.
