[絵本] 〔３２〕本朝廿四孝上

沢久次郎編 · 1887 · 沢久次郎 · 17 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled and published by Sawa Kyujiro in 1887, printed from woodblock for a general readership. The pages show kabuki-style actors in striped and patterned robes against interiors with latticed screens, bamboo, and blocks of handwritten kana text. A designer could take the bold, high-contrast figure silhouettes and the dense textual panels arranged beside the images as a model for compact woodcut layouts.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

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