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仮名垣魯文 (猫々道人) 編 · 1880 · 金松堂 · 16 pictures

An 1880 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Kanagaki Robun under the name Neko Neko Dojin, published by Kinmatsudo, with woodblock prints of samurai and townspeople set among dense columns of hand-lettered text. The pictures show bold black-and-white line work with patterned kimono and hakama, and a designer might take from them the strong graphic contrast of dark outlines, striped and checkered textile patterns, and text integrated into the image as a layout device.

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