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絵本江戸錦 第2冊

桜川慈悲成//作,歌川豊春//筆 · 1801 · 奥村喜兵衛 · 16 pictures

This is a Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) from 1801, published by Okumura Kihei, with text by Sakuragawa Jihei and illustrations attributed to Utagawa Toyoharu, aimed at a general reading public in Edo. Its pages are multicolour woodblock views of shrines and temple precincts seen from above in a bird's-eye perspective. A designer might take from them the layered isometric-like depth, the stacked rooftops, and the restrained palette of green, red, and grey wash.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library