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絵本江戸土産 10編

松亭金水 解説, 一立斎広重, 広重二世 画 · 菊屋三郎[ほか] · 22 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, issued by the publisher Kikuya Saburō, with text by Shōtei Kinsui and illustrations by Ichiryūsai Hiroshige and Hiroshige II, made for townspeople curious about Edo sights. The pictures are landscape spreads in soft blue, green and ochre colour with pale sky washes and sparse ink outlines, showing scenic places and figures on paths; a designer might take its open spatial layering, flat colour bands and clean horizon compositions.

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