[絵本] 〔５〕坂東彦三倭一流初編上

岡本起泉 (勘造) 編, 芳川春濤閲 · 1882 · 島鮮堂 · 17 pictures

A Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published in 1882 by Shimasendō, with text by Okamoto Kisen (Kanzō) and editing by Yoshikawa Shunto, aimed at a general reading public. The woodblock-style pages pair dense vertical Japanese text columns with figure scenes of seated and standing people in kimono inside rooms with sliding screens. Designers may take from them the compact layout of text blocks framing small figure vignettes, and the patterned kimono textiles with their stripes, checks and small repeated motifs.

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