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荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 19 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Arakawa Kichigoro and published by him in 1882, apparently a popular illustrated edition of a theatre story about Suzuki Mondo. The pages are woodblock-style line prints with columns of kana text running beside the scenes. A designer could take from them the simple black contour line, flat spotted kimono patterns, and the compact interior and garden settings drawn with minimal perspective.

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