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[絵本] 〔1〕 沢村田之助曙草紙 2編下

岡本起泉 (勘造) 編, 芳川春濤 閲 · 1882 · 島鮮堂 · 21 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated book (ehon) of 1882 by Okamoto Kisen, edited with Yoshikawa Shuntō and published by Shimasendō, aimed at general readers of popular fiction. The pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style scenes of figures in kimono beside text columns, with patterned striped and checked robes, interior sliding screens, and cabinets that a designer could draw on for pattern, line, and layout.

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