Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 9 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, kyūhen 傳神開手 北斎漫画九編)
A Japanese woodblock sketchbook volume published in Nagoya in 1819 by Eirakuya Tōshirō and made by Katsushika Hokusai, aimed at artists and students learning to draw. Its double-page spreads show figures, travellers, landscapes and animals in loose ink line with minimal shading. A designer might take its economical contour line and open snowy or misty grounds as models for quick, figure-led compositions.
