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深谷亀太郎編 · 1887 · 深谷亀太郎 · 17 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Fukaya Kametarō and published by him in February 1887, aimed at general readers. Its woodblock-style pages show crowded kabuki-like figures in armour and robes, with dense vertical kana captions set among the images. A designer might take the energetic crowd compositions, the bold black-and-white patterning of crests and cloth, and the integration of calligraphic text into the picture field.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

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