[絵本役割] 明治20年9月刊
A Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Taniguchi Teijirō and published by him in September 1887 in Meiji-era Japan, apparently for general readers. Its pictures are crowded woodblock-style prints of kabuki-like figures in patterned kimono and armour, with dense carved textures and handwritten vertical captions that a designer could take from for bold graphic line work and pattern.
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![Picture 8 of 13 from [絵本役割] 明治20年9月刊 (1887), leaf 5](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ndl-858151-5-1.webp)
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