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長谷川光信 画, 鯛屋貞柳 狂歌 · 1739 · 千草屋新右衛門 · 59 pictures

An 1739 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) in three volumes, illustrated by Hasegawa Mitsunobu with kyoka verses by Taiya Teiryu and published by Chigusaya Shinemon in Edo, aimed at general readers. Its woodblock pages show townspeople, travellers and street scenes in simple ink line with light tinted paper, with calligraphic verse filling the upper areas; a designer might borrow the economical line, the crowded narrative layouts, and the way text and figures share the page.

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