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沢久次郎 編 · 1887 · 沢久次郎 · 17 pictures

A Japanese ehon picture book volume from 1887, compiled by Sawa Kyūjirō and published by him, with woodblock-style prints framed by columns of kana text. The pictures show everyday genre scenes of figures in kimono in interiors and street settings, with the text blocks surrounding them; a designer might take from them the dense interplay of calligraphic columns and figure silhouettes, and the simple hatched patterning of robes.

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