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小学修身鑑 : 絵本

菅谷与吉 編 · 1886 · 菅谷与吉 · 10 pictures

An 1886 Japanese illustrated primer, the 小学修身鑑 ehon, compiled by Kanetani Yokichi and published by him, presumably for elementary school pupils and teachers of the Meiji period. Its woodblock-style pictures show classroom scenes with children in dark kimono and striped or checked garments, a teacher with a book, a wall chart of characters and small objects, and a decorative scroll-pattern panel with vine and leaf motifs that a designer could borrow for ornamental borders.

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