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宮田伊助 編 · 1882 · 宮田伊助 · 22 pictures

A Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) of 1882, published by Miyata Isuke, printed in Japan for a general readership. Each page pairs a full-length figure of a samurai or townsman in patterned robes with columns of Japanese text set around him, and the sheets show bold black linework and dense textile patterning a designer could draw on for pattern and layout.

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