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白井権八・幡随意長兵衛(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 1858 · 木屋 · 2 pictures

A Japanese woodblock print album (ehon) made by the artist Toyokuni, published in 1858 by the Kiya publisher, drawn for a general audience of readers and collectors of kabuki theatre. The two pictures show kabuki actors in dramatic poses: one in a black padded kimono with a crest and a sword, the other in a red and white checked robe seated beside a green canopy and a bamboo blind. A designer could take bold flat colour blocks, strong black outlines, and theatrical posing from them.

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