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仮名垣魯文 (猫々道人) 編 · 1880 · 金松堂 · 14 pictures

An 1880 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Kanagaki Robun under the pen name Neko Neko Dojin and published by Kinmatsudo, apparently aimed at general readers of the Meiji period. Its woodblock-printed pages show Western-dressed figures, interiors and workshop scenes beside Japanese kana text, which a designer could draw on for Meiji-era graphic layout, where dense vertical columns of text sit alongside small framed scenes.

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