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大西庄之助 編 · 1885 · 大西庄之助 · 20 pictures

A Japanese ehon picture book published in 1885 by Ōnishi Shōnosuke, an illustrated popular print in the woodblock-style tradition, with text columns running beside each scene. The pictures show kimono-clad figures in interiors with sliding screens, lacquer boxes, and a seated man reading a large open sheet, drawn in bold black outlines with heavy striped and patterned fabric. A designer could take the strong contrast of dense hatching against open white space, and the way text columns frame each image.

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