[絵本] 〔５〕石川五右衛門一代記上

荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 17 pictures

A Meiji-era (1882) Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Arakawa Kichigoro and published by him, retelling the life of the legendary thief Ishikawa Goemon in woodblock-style prints with columns of vertical kana text. The pictures show domestic interiors, a fleeing figure among scattered papers, and two men in tense confrontation, with bold black outlines, patterned kimono textures, and dense calligraphic panels a designer might draw on for graphic layout and pattern.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

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