[絵本] 〔５〕 西遊記
A Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) from 1890, published by Tsunashima Kamekichi, drawing on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. Its one picture shows a fanged demon with a hooded face seated at a low table in a richly furnished interior, one hand reaching toward a bowl. The black-and-white woodblock-style line work, dense patterned textiles and cropped framing of the room offer a designer a strong model for dramatic figure-and-interior compositions with bold negative space.
![Picture 1 of 1 from [絵本] 〔５〕 西遊記 (1890), leaf 10](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ndl-883636-10-1.webp)