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[絵本] 〔７〕 天一坊

沢久次郎 編 · 1894 · 沢久次郎 · 11 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Sawa Hisajirō and published by him in 1894, telling the story of the imposter Tenichibō in woodblock-style prints with Japanese text. The pictures show samurai and monks in kimono and robes, drawn with crisp black outlines and dense patterned textiles, which a designer could use as reference for bold line work, kimono pattern and hatched shading.

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