英一蝶画譜 3巻 [1]

英一蝶 [原画], 鈴鄰松筆 · 青雲堂英文蔵 · 30 pictures

This is a Japanese ehon picture book in woodblock print, volume 1 of three, drawn from originals by Hanabusa Itchō and copied by Suzuki Rinjū, published by Seiunsō Eibunzō in Edo-period Japan. Its pages show scholars, merchants, street figures and interior scenes in loose, economical ink line. A designer could take from it the quick gestural contour line, open white space around figures, and the compact, anecdotal staging of everyday genre scenes.

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