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曽我五郎時宗・曽我十郎祐成(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 1860 · 1 picture

A Japanese woodblock print from 1860 by Toyokuni, a picture book of actor portraits, probably made for a popular audience in Edo. Two kabuki-style warriors in dark blue robes with pink and yellow butterfly and flower patterns are shown in close, tense poses, with the one in front holding a sword. A designer might take the bold indigo ground, flat colour blocks, and patterned kimono motifs as a model for graphic layouts.

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