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一咲居士 編, 法橋中和 画 · 1883 · 東京金玉出版社 · 25 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) of 1883, compiled by Ichisaku Koji and illustrated by Hokkyo Chuwa, published in Tokyo by Kinkodo for general readers of the Soga tale. The woodblock-style prints show scenes of courtly and samurai figures in architectural interiors and gardens, with captions in vertical columns beside each image. A designer might take the clean ink-line compositions, the framing of figures within sliding-screen rooms, and the vertical text panels as layout references.

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