Portraits for One Hundred Poems about One Hundred Poets (Sugata-e hyakunin isshu 姿絵百人一首) : [volume 2]

Hishikawa, Moronobu, approximately 1618-approximately 1694 · 1695 · 9 pictures

A Japanese woodblock book of 1695 by Hishikawa Moronobu, volume 2 of a series pairing portraits of one hundred poets with their verses, printed in black ink on paper for readers of classical poetry. The double-page spreads show small, seated and standing figures in patterned robes beside cloud-bank outlines and tiny landscape vignettes, with columns of calligraphy above, so a designer could draw on the economical linework, the framing clouds, and the way text and image share each spread.

Poets, Japanese -- Portraits · Japanese poetry

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