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牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1888 · 金寿堂 · 6 pictures

An 1888 Japanese picture book (ehon) titled Jiraiya Monogatari, compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa, published by Kinjudō in Tokyo for general readers of woodblock-era illustrated fiction. The pages show black-backed woodcut-style prints of costumed heroes, a sorcerer-like figure, giant serpents and a dark mountain setting, with columns of vertical Japanese text beside the images. A designer could take bold black-and-white contrast, dense patterned kimono textures, and dramatic silhouetted action compositions.

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