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[絵本] 〔４〕 佐倉宗吾郎

沢久次郎 編 · 1889 · 沢久次郎 · 6 pictures

An 1889 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Sawa Kyujiro and published by him, presenting the Sakura Sogoro story in woodblock-style line prints. The pictures show seated samurai and officials in tatami rooms, with patterned screens and a hand-lettered caption panel, offering a designer clear models of Meiji-era Japanese woodcut composition, costume patterning and interior staging.

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