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[絵本] 〔1〕 京鹿子娘道成寺

1890 · 長谷川園吉 · 22 pictures

An illustrated Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1890 by Hasegawa Sonokichi, reproducing woodblock-style scenes from the Kabuki and dance story of the Dojoji temple bell. The pictures are black-and-white line prints with dense calligraphic captions and patterned kimono, offering a designer ideas for kimono pattern work, dramatic figure poses, and integrating vertical text panels into layouts.

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