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堤吉兵衛 編 · 1888 · 堤吉兵衛 · 4 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) of 1888, compiled and published by Tsutsumi Kichibei, aimed at general readers and printed from woodblock-style line blocks. The pictures are black-and-white relief prints with bold solid blacks, sparse interiors, and handwritten Japanese captions in columns beside the figures, offering a designer strong graphic contrast, silhouetted figures, and a model for compact narrative panel 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