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綱島亀吉 編 · 1887 · 綱島亀吉 · 13 pictures

An 1887 Japanese ehon picture book, volume 2 of the Sendai Hagi story, compiled and published by Tsunashima Kamekichi in Japan for a general readership. Its woodblock-style pictures show seated samurai and courtiers in interiors with lettered text panels, a plain graphic style with strong black masses and patterned kimono that a designer could draw on for bold line and pattern work.

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