Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 1 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, shohen 傳神開手 北斎漫画初編)
Hokusai Manga volume one, a Japanese sketchbook of 1814 by Katsushika Hokusai, published in Nagoya by Eirakuya Tōshirō for artists and general readers who wanted models for drawing people. The pages show dozens of small ink figures in varied poses, and a designer can draw on their quick, economical line and their gestures to suggest movement and character in a few strokes.
