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辻岡文助 編 · 1881 · 辻岡文助 · 18 pictures

This is a Japanese ehon picture book, volume 18 in a series, compiled by Tsujioka Bunsuke and published in 1881, presumably for a general readership of popular illustrated fiction. Its woodblock-style pages pair handwritten kana text columns with loosely drawn figures in patterned kimono, seated in interiors or beside objects like baskets, lanterns and tea bowls. A designer might take from them the energetic economy of black ink line, the bold textile patterning, and the layout of text blocks beside figures.

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