[絵本] 〔２０〕向坂於菊古井怪語下

辻岡文助編 · 1881 · 辻岡文助 · 15 pictures

This is an 1881 Japanese ehon picture book published by Tsujioka Bunsuke, a woodblock-printed popular fiction volume with Japanese text beside the scenes. The pictures show samurai and figures in dramatic action, drawn in bold black line with dense patterned kimono and hatched backgrounds, offering a designer strong examples of Meiji-era woodblock composition, figure poses, and textile pattern.

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