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[絵本] 〔5-2〕明烏雪の仇夢

牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1886 · 牧金之助 · 3 pictures

This Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) was compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa in 1886, published by Maki Kinnosuke, and likely aimed at general readers of popular fiction. Its woodblock-style prints show a snowy pine-tree scene, a confrontation between two men with a long pole in a courtyard, and a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono beside a gate, with dense calligraphic captions framing the images. A designer could draw on the strong black-and-white contrast, the flowing hand-lettered text blocks, and the stylised patterning of the kimono and snow.

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