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蛍狩当風俗 (収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 1860 · ゑひすや · 4 pictures

A Japanese woodblock print album (ehon) from 1860, made by the artist Toyokuni and published by Ebisuya for a popular audience. The four pictures show women in elegant dress at firefly-hunting evenings, with fireflies drifting over dark night backgrounds. A designer could take the flat colour blocks, the patterned blue robes with white wave and scroll motifs, and the bold contrast of pale faces against deep indigo night skies.

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