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青砥孫三郎・源藤太常景・源左衛門美玉笹(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

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A Japanese woodblock print album from the Toyokuni picture-book series, published by Kagaya, showing kabuki-style actors in dramatic poses. The two prints show a woman in a patterned kimono holding a long pole beside a man in a blue robe with white hip-tied sash, both with striking hairstyles and crisp black outlines. A designer could take the bold flat colour blocks, the indigo and pink contrast, and the geometric textile patterns on the garments.

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