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小桜姫風月奇観 : 絵本 巻之3 上冊

山東京山 著, 歌川国貞 画 · 岡田茂兵衛等 · 3 pictures

This is an illustrated Japanese picture book (ehon) written by Yamatō Kyōzan and illustrated by Utagawa Kunisada, published by Okada Mohei and associates, likely in Edo-period Japan for a general reading public. Its woodblock-style pages show a giant carp-like fish-monster menacing a figure, a warrior leaping onto a fish's tail, and two courtly women with a seated attendant in a framed scene. A designer might take its dynamic diagonal compositions, bold figure silhouettes, and dense calligraphic panels as models for layout and graphic contrast.

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