[絵本] 〔２〕綾重衣紋廼春秋初編中

伊東専三編, 梅堂国政画 · 1879 · 金松堂 · 20 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published in 1879 by Kinmatsudō, with text compiled by Itō Senzō and pictures by Umedō Kunimasa, aimed at general readers. Its woodblock-style pages pair dense columns of Japanese text with figures in patterned kimono, interiors seen through latticed windows, and a pine branch. A designer might draw on the dense calligraphic text blocks, the all-over kimono patterning, and the framing of figures against text.

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