Illustrations of Chinese Poems Chosen from Toshisen's Book (Tōshisen ehon 唐詩撰畫本) : [volume 1]
A Japanese woodblock book of Chinese poems published in Edo in 1833 by Kobayashi Shinbei with illustrations by Katsushika Hokusai, aimed at readers of classical Chinese verse. Its pages pair a black-line ink drawing on the left with a column of calligraphic poem text on the right. A designer might take the spare, economical line work, the rocky landscapes and figures set against empty ground, and the balance of image and vertical text blocks as a model for compact layouts.
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