絵本春の錦 [2]

鈴木春信画 · 山崎金兵衛 · 21 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) of the Edo period, illustrated by Suzuki Harunobu and published by Yamazaki Kinbee, with colour prints of women in interiors and garden settings. The pictures show elegant figures in layered kimono moving through rooms with shoji screens, tatami and verandas, rendered in soft flat colour with fine outlines that a designer could draw on for pattern, costume, and interior composition.

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