[絵本] 〔１４〕石井常右衛門一代記上

荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 18 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1882 by Arakawa Kichigorō, compiled as one volume of a life story of Ishii Tsunemon, printed in woodblock-style black and white for general readers. The four pictures show seated men and elegantly dressed women in interiors with calligraphic text columns beside them, giving a designer examples of Edo-derived figure composition, patterned kimono textiles, and vertical kana and kanji text layout.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

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