[絵本] 〔２〕阿波鳴門順礼殺

1890 · 長谷川園吉 · 15 pictures

This Japanese ehon picture book, volume 2, was printed in 1890 by the publisher Hasegawa Sonokichi for general readers, drawing on kabuki-style storytelling. Its black-and-white woodblock-style prints show costumed figures in dark kimono against sparse interiors, verandas and a tree, with vertical columns of text bordering each scene. A designer might borrow the bold graphic contrast of dark robes against open white space, the patterned hexagon textiles, and the vertical calligraphic text blocks.

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