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小島勝美 画 · 1890 · 富田由次郎 · 39 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book of woodblock-style figure studies, illustrated by Kojima Katsumi and published in 1890 by Tomita Yoshijirō, aimed at artists and craftsmen. The pages show costumed figures in kimono and robes, with women, children, and ceremonial dress rendered in dense, flowing linework. A designer could take from them the patterned textiles, layered drapery, and compact groupings of several figures on one sheet.

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