So @briamgilbert of @Polygon dropped a video featuring items from the terrific @SILibraries digitized Japanese Illustrated Books collection, AND I AM HYPE! Follow along for a thread of some cool items from this collection, and browse for yourself here: https://library.si.edu/digital-library/collection/japanese-illustrated-books

This work, the 1826 Bunpō sansui ikō by Kawamura Yūmō, is beautiful inside AND out! A book of various landscape views in color, it's a nice escape from your living room: https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/bunpoysansuiiko00kawa

Another book to judge by its cover, the 1844 Ehon onna Imagawa by the great Hokusai describes how well-bred women should conduct their lives. Even the text pages are colorful! Read along here: https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/ehononnaimagawa00kats

Looking to get into flower arranging with your downtime? Try the 1818 Enshū-ryū kaku, by Shibata Sōseki: https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/enshuyryuykakuv1shib

And of course, the @SILibraries holds several works by Toriyama Sekien, the yokai artist that @briamgilbert talks about in his video! Get ready for plant demons, scribal gremlins, and general spoopiness: https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/hyakkishuyiv3tori

This is one of my favorites, the 1903 Hamonshū by
Mori Yūzan. It's a designbook based on wave motifs! Get inspired: https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/hamonshuyv3mori

(Yes this is a Jojo reference)